I always find it strange that people who talk about tech interviewing inexplicably overlook what seems to me to be a core defining characteristic: they are highly traumatic. You take some poor bastard and have him struggle at coding puzzles in front of someone he very much wants to impress and then watch as he fails miserably. They are left feeling like they are biologically inadequate to their job. It's a direct assault on egalitarian sentiment - a load bearing pillar of civilization - even if it is more or less a noble lie.
By definition, they only take the top 1%, and 99% of people get to eat shit. Inspiring existential resentment in the vast majority of people who interact with you is obviously not a recipe for good karma.
By definition, they only take the top 1%, and 99% of people get to eat shit. Inspiring existential resentment in the vast majority of people who interact with you is obviously not a recipe for good karma.