That baffles me as well. I made another comment in this thread [1], but what really dwells on my mind is: do companies that interview like Facebook really belie

That baffles me as well. I made another comment in this thread [1], but what really dwells on my mind is: do companies that interview like Facebook really believe that my day-to-day as a programmer has so little to do with the work I would do if were to work at their company? I'm particularly curious as someone who only did a bit of CS in school and became a full time programmer from work I did as a hobbyist. And if the answer is "yes, your work has nothing to do with the kind of work we do at Facebook, Google, etc." it's not so much that I'm appalled but actually even more curious about the jobs at those companies than I am now. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5623861 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5623861