There seems to be a weird inversion in the minds of many commenters here: that they are somehow entitled to dictate the terms under which they are selected to

There seems to be a weird inversion in the minds of many commenters here: that they are somehow entitled to dictate the terms under which they are selected to work somewhere. Isn't the point that if you want the job, you do whatever it takes? Why are we not celebrating the fact that we work in a kind of meritocracy where it really is possible to showcase your skills without any credentials or reference to your past? All of this bloviating about "wasted time" in the context of demonstrating skills reeks of bitterness from lost opportunities to me.