# Fifteen Unpaid Hours, Then a Three-Hour Timebox

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Candidate · via X

The trap, as described: a candidate spends fifteen unpaid hours over a weekend building a custom feature for an interview test, hoping to demonstrate work ethic. The counter-instruction is to timebox the same assignment at three hours — submit the core architecture, document the logic cleanly, and decline to do free manual labour.

*Source: [@SharminNahar401 · X · 2 likes, 1 reply · 6d old · LOW ENGAGEMENT](https://x.com/SharminNahar401/status/2097197304998703475)*
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