Timed LeetCode Interviews Are Incredible
Hot take: timed, locked-down LeetCode tech interviews are incredible!
Nothing says engineering excellence like panic, control and unreasonable conditions.
Timed tests will optimise for rockstars that:
✅ are great at memorising puzzles, a clear requirement of the day job
✅ have borderline sociopathic panic tolerance
✅ never ask annoying clarifying questions
✅ don’t crack when being watched typing in silence (a modern leadership strategy)
Big win: anyone requiring “flexibility” self-selects out, leaving only those willing to work 24/7 for The Cause.
If someone can’t solve an arbitrary puzzle they’ll never see again, with no context, no help, and mild existential dread… how will they thrive in The Grind??
And AI can’t sweat from its eyeballs, so you get free AI protection based on exquisite, stress-induced human moisture.
As a fantastic bonus anyone needing time to think, prep, or plan ahead will fail the test — perfect for building a beautifully homogeneous team of identical brains!
Anyway, best of luck scaling that. A+, no notes.
P.S. Don’t forget to ghost The Weak that don’t pass. No feedback can save them.
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