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Re:Is there a fix for impostor syndrome? by robteix on Thursday May 03, 2018 @07:02AM (#16984837)
I was discussing this with a friend just last week. He too believes it is wrong to ask for a home assignment. But I have serious anxiety problems so I find whiteboard coding tests terribly difficult. Same thing with pair programming -- it's fine when you know the other person as colleague, but impossible for me in a "judgy" interview situation.

I'd rather do it at home.

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Re:Is there a fix for impostor syndrome? by jaggederest on Thursday May 03, 2018 @07:31AM (#16984995)
Sure, that makes sense. It's also probably accommodating to people with disabilities as well.

The part I have the major problem with is the average length. Peak was 8 hours, I just chuckled and said thanks but no thanks.

2 hours? Sure. No problem. Even 3 hours is fine.

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Re:Is there a fix for impostor syndrome? by robteix on Thursday May 03, 2018 @10:45AM (#16986472)
Agree. The discussion with my friend was actually sparked by the home assignment someone asked him to do. That was easily a 10-hour job. That's way too much. He correctly declined.
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