Correct. Seen this exact scenario and opposites. In the end - many companies aren’t super rigorous about whether your code that was written passes a test suite

Correct. Seen this exact scenario and opposites. In the end - many companies aren’t super rigorous about whether your code that was written passes a test suite and compiled correctly. I’ve known a few (token) people who have said that they were able to just “talk their way out of having to do leetcode” when presented with the problems. In my personal experience - there’s no way to do that at FAANG and crew if you’re not part of a special group. You either solve all problems asked optimally while not being part of a group the person hates or you don’t pass. It’s no coincidence that certain races consistently give me leetcode hards as I’m not in their specific group. It’s also no coincidence they still give me a no when I solve the problem optimally when others give me a yes. ;)