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LeetCode and similar tests are why I got out of software development as a career. I was tired of jumping through hoops on interviews.
by billy99k 2y ago
LeetCode and similar tests are why I got out of software development as a career. I was tired of jumping through hoops on interviews.
- sidpatil 2y agoWhich career path did you choose instead?
- rblatz 2y agoHow often were you interviewing that LeetCode interviews made you switch careers?
- beanjuiceII 2y agopeople will complain about everything
- ponyous 2y agoAnecdotally, in my 14-year career across 15+ jobs/contracts in the EU/UK, I was asked to do LeetCode only once.
- billy99k 2y agoIt's not always the official 'LeetCode', but algorithm tests like it. It's clear that these tests are to filter out older tech employees, because most never had to take these when they were in college. I've also passed every test I was given, so it's not me being bitter that I don't have the required skills. It's a symptom of the ageism issue that is so prevalent in the software engineering world.
- sandeep1998 2y agoWhat did you switch to? (looking alternatives myself)
- mettamage 2y ago> Which career path did you choose instead? Thirding this (sandeep1998 and sidpatil were before me) I became a data analyst recently by the way. They say the field is oversaturated, but I don't think this is true if you're coming from a solid software engineering background.