> Clear goals are for junior "code monkeys" who just do what they are told without any concern for if they are going the right thing. Most of the interview pro

> Clear goals are for junior "code monkeys" who just do what they are told without any concern for if they are going the right thing. Most of the interview processes in tech are geared towards hiring for this exact role. There's some ego stroking involved, but for the most part the sorts of "code trivia" questions candidates jump through are basically "can you implement this algorithm or data structure" correctly. They don't actually test problem solving ability. So it seems to me for he kinds of trivial work most of us in the industry are doing your objection is a bit immaterial. Some of us are engaged in more complex work, and I agree 100% with you about that. Remote doesn't quite cut it most of the time for that sort of thing.