At what point did I ever imply I don't listen? I explicitly described the conditions of the original interview. The interviewer asked the candidate to "solve

At what point did I ever imply I don't listen? I explicitly described the conditions of the original interview. The interviewer asked the candidate to "solve it" and it had to run. What part of that wasn't clear? I also find it interesting that you countered with a completely different kind of whiteboard scenario. I agree that the scenario you describe is fine. I would enjoy those kinds of interviews all day and twice on Sunday. I'm not railing against an honest discussion with a potential employer. But that's not what happens most of the time, in my experience. Also, the tone of your reply is that you reject the employer if they don't meet your definition of reasonable. That's great, but not everyone has that luxury.