Yeah I refuse these take-home tests. I counter with "put me in the room with one of their engineers and let's solve a real problem". I also judge them by how mu

Yeah I refuse these take-home tests. I counter with "put me in the room with one of their engineers and let's solve a real problem". I also judge them by how much skin they put in the game too. Ive done the "2-4h take home test" once. It was blatantly clear they wanted a day or 2 of free labor, with no real feedback. So, no. I'm not doing that. You want me to do a day's labor? Pay my standard rates.