Yes, call me stupid.

I thought showing resilience by searching for an existing solution and implementing it, instead of reinventing the wheel, will give them a good impression. Clearly I was wrong.

But, when you come across a problem, what is the first thing you do? Try to find a solution and use that, or start from scratch every time? This costs money, time and manpower. Having someone who can solve a problem the fastest way possible without compromising the quality by using a known API which is used and tested by millions of others is the most effective way.

In my book it is a good solution. Believe me I worked with people who couldn't even do that and they are developers.