The randomness factor is a huge problem for Google and similar SV companies. I'd be happy to take a chance on a Google interview. What I'm not going to do is t

The randomness factor is a huge problem for Google and similar SV companies. I'd be happy to take a chance on a Google interview. What I'm not going to do is take 3 or 4 days of my very limited vacation time to jump through Google's hoops, along with spending weeks of time reviewing obscure algorithms I haven't touched since college, and will probably never use again. Honestly, I think if the H1B and other loopholes these companies use were tightened up, the interview process for engineers would quickly approach the respectful negotiations common with other professional industries (law, medicine, finance, etc).