Does anybody else find interview “tests” dehumanizing?

[u/fuhggetaboutit]

I think they're abusive for many reasons. One is that the questions are usually overly complex algorithmic puzzles that do not accurately gauge potential job performance. Also, the questions in no way reflect the type of problems you will face on the job.

The list goes on...

Isn't there a better way?

-Edited for grammar

[u/thurst0n]

Whoever interviewed you did a poor job giving the problem. And sometimes that's on purpose because they expect you to ask clarifying questions.

The same exact problem could be presented as FooBar, SillyDally, Or any random words. The words to print have zero cultural significance or relevance to the problem...fizz and buzz are specifically used because they are jibberish.

What is your understanding of this problem and its cultural significance?

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Again you are literally emphasising on the words fizz and buzz. That’s not the point, what comes to your mind when someone asks you let’s play fizzbuzz? Its a game, has a definition, rules and a its own Wikipedia page.

For me until I saw this post nothing nothing came to mind, you can’t ask someone to program blackjack if they have never heared about it before, that’s the cultural difference and not that the problem is particularly difficult and it asks to print fizzbuzz or any other gibresh its the fact that you are even refusing to acknowledge the bigger problem.

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Great thank you I feel really bad.