Please stop the coding challenges

Remember that in other fields like medicine, finance, academia, and law, getting in involves 5+ years of hoop jumping and commitment signaling that have nothing to do with the final job.

We are blessed.

Remember to watch out for people who remind you that not being insane is a blessing. Where the sole pseudoargument is that things could be worse.

It’s not insane for companies to filter candidates. More people want to be highly paid software engineers than positions available.

The insane thing would be to expect someone to take you at your word for 150k*, when hiring managers know that 50-70% of people with your resume fail to write a nested for loop.