...how about we give you a project that more closely reflects problems we solve here day-to-day that you can solve in the comfort of your home on your own hardw

...how about we give you a project that more closely reflects problems we solve here day-to-day that you can solve in the comfort of your home on your own hardware in whatever IDE makes you comfortable? Me: How about we do something that more closely reflects problems you solve there day-to-day there and during the day? Your interviewer being present throughout means you'll get to see how I work and you'll be able to provide clarifications or answer questions as well. As a convenient side-effect, we'll both know that the exercise is a sufficiently valuable use of everyone's time to give up the equivalent amount of salary over it.