In my experience this ‘outrageously unprofessional‘ process is very normal. Most companies are not software companies and they are not going to pay for whatever

In my experience this ‘outrageously unprofessional‘ process is very normal. Most companies are not software companies and they are not going to pay for whatever is not adding to the bottomline. And even in software companies that ofcourse happens. It is unfortunate but the shock and awe are a bit over the top; when I talk with partners (ctos is large corps; banks, insurance, retail), they generally glaze over and mumble about their dreams of doing tests and code reviews but unfortunately it is not possible ‘at the moment’.