"companies want people who are smart enough to do the work, but obedient enough to put up with all the bullshit"

Which is why I love leetcode interviews: I get an insight at how a company, especially tech management, operates. During the dog-n-pony show interview, I will put up with it, but will definitely cast the company in a poor light. I tell companies that I am interviewing with that I will not prepare with leetcode (some will suggest it). I rather spend my time reading higher-level concepts. You know, the stuff that actually helps in modern software development.

I left out the word "big" in my quote. Companies of all sizes do leetcode interviews and want heads down and STFU type of developers.