Meh. Snappy recruiter who was in a good/bad mood at the flip of a coin depending on the day. But I stayed professional and did the take-home assignment, only to then be ghosted by the recruiter.

In retrospect, I should not have done the take-home assignment. Take-home assignments are a time sink and aren't transferable to other companies.

Companies only give take-home assignments because candidates put up with them. I see why they give them: it's arguably a better assessment of your skills than LeetCode is, but your time is valuable too, and spending a few hours for a reject isn't pragmatic for anybody. These assignments bias towards those without a job, without a family, or even without a life. And it's hard to look at a company positively, especially when the interview process is subpar.

Feel free to come to your own conclusions; this is just mine. Don't just look at my interview, though. Look at the other negative interviews here and realize the ratio is higher than most companies.

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