Tech companies are famous for coddling their workers but after mass layoffs the industry's culture has shifted. Engineers say that getting hired can require days of work on unpaid assignments.

What is your experience?

  • @shyguyblueEnglish
    4•9 months ago

    Applied for a front-end Web developer position and they sent me a CodeSignal assessment. I tried going through the example and practice questions and couldn’t figure out what the hell i was supposed to be accomplishing. According to a quick Google search, I’m not the only one.

    Ended up skipping out and sent a message to the recruiter, that was ignored, but the position is still open two months later.

    I’ve been at this for 18 years, I know what I’m doing, but if you look at the CodeSignal assessment, I’m a drooling idiot.

    • @[email protected]
      5•9 months ago

      Betcha it’ll be outsourced once it’s been open long enough to say “look, the domestic talent just isn’t there”

  • Rentlar
    3•9 months ago

    The hiring process for FAANG-level tech companies has confused me even when things were “going well”. Anything more than 4-5 rounds of interviews of any type (screening call, video response, homework, remote live interview or in-person interview) seems excessive to me. My tech worker friends seemed to suggest this was the norm.