Then it means that you are applying to a wrong company (already consumed by bureaucracy, with little tech value or understanding)... I remember my programming

Then it means that you are applying to a wrong company (already consumed by bureaucracy, with little tech value or understanding)... I remember my programming interviews as the most meritocratic ones (much more than e.g. in academia, where there is a problem that one is have too low high, or different official credentials).