Last time I went interviewing, that’s exactly what I did for the take home projects: hire a sitter.

When you're looking at $60 an interview and looking at probably 10+ interviews to find a good fit then why am I going to spend $600 when I can brush up on information that I already know from school and work at a fraction of the cost?

It’s a place you want to work? I’ve never done more than 3 interviews in a go, but I also only apply to jobs I really want.

> then what am I going to do? Hire a sitter for a potential job for each of these companies?

Yes, why not? For many people taking time off their existing job during the work day to interview is difficult, but they find a way to do it.

My whole point in this thread is not that interviewing isn't onerous, or that some companies may require more of a time investment than some people are willing to make (and, if that's the case, it's fine to say that job/company isn't for you). What I find obnoxious is when people turn their unwillingness to spend time on the interview or homework as "you are discriminating against me because I am older or because children."

Because that's absurd when I can just apply to companies that have reasonable hiring practices that aren't effectively lock in.