Come on man, I don't like to drink and I am a very nice and professional person.
The beer test for social skills is probably worse than whiteboarding obscure algorithms to test technical skills.
To get a job at a startup that has received some funding is a bit of a weird dance.
PG is all about growth and efficiency and hiring people who get shit done technically, because it's grow or die in this business world.
But then the startups spend their time doing beer tests and extended interview cycles and whiteboarding tests?
It seems some of these companies are content to run lifestyle businesses and just enjoy life on the runway.