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> If I want to be less charitable, the demand for hours and hours of preparation is just (further) hazing to prove dedication. Come to reddit's /r/cscareerques
by sotojuan 11y ago
> If I want to be less charitable, the demand for hours and hours of preparation is just (further) hazing to prove dedication.
Come to reddit's /r/cscareerquestions one day. Tons of stressed out 18-22 year olds practicing CTCI and LeetCode for hours just for a chance at passing the Facebook/Google hazing. Because these people are usually "high achievers" who spent hours in high school at SAT preps, this feels natural to them, which is why they'll give questions like this when they hire in the future.
- akhilcacharya 11y agoI don't really see the issue with that. The benefits ($45-$51/hr internship salary or $110K+ starting) *outweigh the cost of preparation.
- sotojuan 11y agoI don't see a problem with it for those kind of companies either. I'm just saying where the attitude comes from. I do have a problem with it when it's for smaller companies that get 0.05% the number of applicants though!