alt Hacker NewsBy that logic, you should be paid for every minute of the interview process.
Which is a reasonable stance to take! But not if you want to be paid for take homes, but not for interviews.
By that logic, you should be paid for every minute of the interview process.
Which is a reasonable stance to take! But not if you want to be paid for take homes, but not for interviews.
Please operate in good faith[0,1]
I think any reasonable person can interpret that there is a meaningful difference between an hour of work and several. The same way you might drive your friend across town for free but you're probably going to ask them for gas money and some beers if they ask you to help them move across state. An hour of my time is just less valuable than my entire day.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reductio_ad_absurdum
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html