>That said, in this job market, there isn't much leverage to say no to a prospective job or to make demands of the interview process unless you're already a roc

>That said, in this job market, there isn't much leverage to say no to a prospective job or to make demands of the interview process unless you're already a rockstar. I don't consider myself a rockstar, or even a prima donna type who would make "demands" of the interview process. But I'm confident I could find a job fairly quickly without jumping through ridiculous hoops just to get an initial response from a company. From my perspective, the software developer market is still a seller's market. YMMV, of course. Maybe you're in an area where there are more qualified developers than available jobs, and employers have the upper hand to the extent they can pull off bullshit like this.