> People don't like Leetcode because it's insulting to treat them like freshmen that know nothing

I have a friend who is a tech recruiter. There are an awful lot of frauds trying to land programming jobs. Hiring a fraud can cost a company a great deal of money. It shouldn't be any more insulting than applying for an accounting job and the employer does a routine background check to ensure that the candidate is not an embezzler, and not a drug addict.

I worked for a company that hired a coke addict. What a financial disaster that turned out to be.

If the bar is as low as complete fraud, the hiring company could save 30+ minutes of engineer time & pay by having HR first verify an accredited degree or work experience. Then do a leetcode as next round if you want.

Having a history of embezzlement or fraud is not in the same ballpark as struggling to whip up a DSA solution. One is a crime and one is a competence issue at best.

> by having HR first verify an accredited degree or work experience

Too many frauds have managed to get degrees. I've worked with many of them. Degree'd engineers who cannot use a calculator, who cannot do basic geometry, etc.

Please stop sharing stories of coke addict and fraudulent colleagues, you're making me nervous! LOL

They'll do a lot of damage to your company before they get found out.

Oh, I was referring to your tine at Boeing

I've worked for several companies.