This is why I refuse to participate in tech industry job interviews. Thus far, I&#x27;ve managed to get enough work in a freelance capacity mostly through referrals and my personal network to avoid having to go down that route. I think it&#x27;s the height of hypocrisy that tech companies complain that they can&#x27;t find enough good candidates and how hard hiring is, yet the absurd processes they use actually turn off some good candidates who just aren&#x27;t interested in playing the game.<p>Kudos to the author for being so forthcoming about his experience. Maybe if enough programmers start making a big stink about this problem, something will actually get done about it.