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		newobj on April 19, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The latest trend for tech interviews: Days of unpa... Your speech is very impassioned, but you did nothing to defend your point of view, just reiterate it multiple times. Why is an employer asking for "proof of capabilities" tantamount to abuse? Seems a little hyperbolic, yeah?

Clubber on April 20, 2018 | [–]

Sure, ask a surgeon to do a few free surgeries to make sure he's up to par.

timr on April 19, 2018 | [–]

Why do you think it takes two days of work to give "proof of capabilities"?

If you think "don't work for free" requires some sort of logical/evidentiary defense, I'm not sure how to help you.

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