It's interesting to me. When the carrot is TC of $350K+++, sure, anyone is willing to jump through that grinder. But for ordinary run-of-the-mill companies, there are so many that _don't_ have a hazing-like hiring process, I don't know how the ones that do make it.
They don't. That is what the article is about.
> When the carrot is TC of $350K+++, sure, anyone is willing to jump through that grinder
Maybe the first time, but I'm well above that mark now and I'd sooner retire early or switch industries over studying leetcode again.