I used to hate leetcode, and I've never done the grind, refusing to do so, so just a maybe 20-30 of them in total in my life to get an idea of it. I'm okay with not getting through hard leetcodes in competitive positions.
However, recently when I put myself on the market I found many companies are now doing take-home tests. I find I hate them even more, so I appreciate leetcode interviews now. I think take homes are too asynchronous and the last thing I want to do is waste my nights and weekends working on them. I've refused to do the last 4-5 I have been offered after agreeing to do a couple and then dropping out instead.
Ultimately I went with companies that didn't do tech screens beyond a simple code pairing session.
However, recently when I put myself on the market I found many companies are now doing take-home tests. I find I hate them even more, so I appreciate leetcode interviews now. I think take homes are too asynchronous and the last thing I want to do is waste my nights and weekends working on them. I've refused to do the last 4-5 I have been offered after agreeing to do a couple and then dropping out instead.
Ultimately I went with companies that didn't do tech screens beyond a simple code pairing session.