Setting up the VE was probably part of the "test" and if you took all your time (and failed) setting it up, you failed the take home. You should have asked que

Setting up the VE was probably part of the "test" and if you took all your time (and failed) setting it up, you failed the take home. You should have asked questions if you were having issues. Generally [0], people want to hire good candidates, not shit on people who aren't yet ready. Asking questions doesn't mean you're not ready. Not asking means you definitely are not ready. [0] Yes, there are some assholes out there that love to torture candidates. Seriously.