I hate puzzles. I hate puzzle/trick questions. I have been programming for more than 10 years. Usually when I interview with a company, I am upfront with them

I hate puzzles. I hate puzzle/trick questions. I have been programming for more than 10 years. Usually when I interview with a company, I am upfront with them when they present me with a puzzle as part of the interview process, and tell them that I don't do puzzles. If that pisses them off and thats the end of the interview, fine. At least, I'm not wasting time acting like I love solving the puzzle, which the interviewer got to know online and wants to show off who's the boss. On the flip side, if someone gave me a really tough coding assignment, and I failed to even get the basics right, I'll accept it gracefully, go back home and figure out what I need to improve at solving that problem. Often, I have noticed that these tough interview questions are a way to satisfy the interviewer's ego, more than finding the right candidate for the position needed. Those who ask puzzles for s/w engineering jobs don't really know how to interview a prospective candidate or what exactly to look for. Unless you are interviewing for job which involves you being a Sherlock Holmes, there's no way your ability of solving puzzles indicates how capable you are with programming. Really glad this is getting more visibility. Thanks Google for starting the Puzzle craze. (glad that they are trying to put an end to it)