i watched a prep video from a FAANG a while ago where that Gayle woman who wrote that cracking the … book solves a typical challenge. she arrives at the optimal

i watched a prep video from a FAANG a while ago where that Gayle woman who wrote that cracking the … book solves a typical challenge. she arrives at the optimal solution after one hour. i then took an interview with another FAANG. i was asked to solve this exact problem and it was clear i was supposed to do so within 3 minutes or so. this just illustrates how horribly broken the process is. it’s infuriating how this woman lobbied herself onto the hiring committee and essentially created a broken process that disregards any experience gained and optimizes for those willing to memorize optimal solutions.