Why does any worker put up with less than ideal interview practices?
Because you need a job more than they need to hire you.
Many potential employees will be turned off by such practices, but there are plenty who will participate too.
Because you need a job more than they need to hire you.
Many potential employees will be turned off by such practices, but there are plenty who will participate too.
You can see an example of that with remote work. After covid, most people in tech simply refused to go back to being forced in an office full time, and would simply quit their current job in favor of one that accepts remote.
It's similar here. All you need is for enough programmers to start refusing to do those tests
“Most people” is a huge exaggeration. The numbers support a very slight increase in job churn from around 1% to 2%, but that includes people who simply took higher paying jobs and moved on to something else. The number of workers who “simply refused to go back” is extremely small. It wasn’t a huge movement like some headlines claimed.