This developer now invoices for take-home assignments. Half the companies still pay.

A mid-level developer fed up with '24 take-home tests for mid-level roles' has started charging a flat $500 fee for any assignment expected to take longer than three hours. The result: half the companies walk away immediately, and the other half pay without argument. 'It\u0027s the best filter I\u0027ve ever used,' they wrote on r/recruitinghell. 'The ones who pay are also the ones who treat the process like a two-way evaluation, not a hazing ritual.'