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I feel like I am a dog, standing on my hind legs, when I consider future coding interviews. They're abstract by nature, but perhaps the worst thing I can say is they're a combination of multiple failures of my own being. One being fantastic recall, because if we were being explicit - it's not something anyone with ADHD is known for. And that's not my fault, and it doesn't mean I'm broken by nature. Just different. The other being that I'm just a fantastic test-bomber. I mean, I'm practically bar-none *at that.
While I recognize I am still infant in my abilities, I hold a strong belief that I will ultimately be an asset to some team, somewhere. So that doesn't discourage me. I'm just not sure why this type of job that has been rapidly sliding down in compensation requires me to put on a tutu and curtsy. When ultimately a new hires portfolio and probationary work should speak levels about their sticking power and performance.
It just seems lazy and old-guard. Or perhaps some sloppy amalgamation of middle-management idealists and turn-of-the-millennium capitalism. Like the idea that people would rather have workplace features over benefits packages.
Then again, I only know what I'm talking about from afar. And I'm jaded and bitter. I just can't believe there's a world with anything comparably perfect in any capacity. You will never find the perfect candidate. Because any time people come together there will always be conflict. Even if someone is left silently smoldering, or burning themselves out due to an imbalanced workload. Likewise it's implausible to imagine those who hire, even the most objective, aren't biased in some way. Or at least influenced by some sort of corporate cog-in-the-*machine thinking.
I mean you can't even get into a position of power without compromising elements of self. For your workplace, your department, and your team. Let alone the influences we gain from our backgrounds, personal-relationships, etc.
It just seems asinine to imagine the only way to evaluate engineers is by making them perform on the spot, or within a timed examination. Versus like most other positions, where your work does the talking for you. I guess you could argue there's more on the line, but if that were the case I'd imagine more engineers would be treated better than the dehumanization that tends to happen with them.
Joji, out! Mic drop.