Kinda shocked by the whole thing. Usual background, looking for a new dev job, first round went well, but then came the take home. Seemed pretty standard at first, a bunch of generic react/typescript stuff, but then I read the description of the final task, which I was told is a new company policy for culture fit:
> To showcase your creativity and self-expression, we invite you to create a TikTok video on a topic of your choice within a time limit of one minute. This task provides an opportunity for you to demonstrate your unique personality, ingenuity, and ability to captivate clients
Few friends have had to make videos but this one really took me by surprise. Told them to immediately get lost on principle. Was I being unreasonable? Aren't there privacy concerns for this kind of thing? The way interviews have gradually gotten worse, I just feel powerless, like this sort of stuff is going to be the new standard.
> To showcase your creativity and self-expression, we invite you to create a TikTok video on a topic of your choice within a time limit of one minute. This task provides an opportunity for you to demonstrate your unique personality, ingenuity, and ability to captivate clients
Few friends have had to make videos but this one really took me by surprise. Told them to immediately get lost on principle. Was I being unreasonable? Aren't there privacy concerns for this kind of thing? The way interviews have gradually gotten worse, I just feel powerless, like this sort of stuff is going to be the new standard.