You would expect the candidate to spend 60€ to try out a niche product? If I were in the position I would definitely expect them to research the product and understand how it works (I did), but not to spend that kind of money to use it.
I mean if it was after I started the job that would make sense. You have to know the product you’re working on.
But it seems like a power asymmetry that they have dedicated 1 hour of their time to the interview and I am expected to spend money and more research time, in addition to all the usual interview preparation.
I’ve updated the description to mention that this is definitely not a scam, more like weird and unreasonable behavior.
Yeah, I never understood the point of these nofap movements if you just substitute it with some other addiction like binge watching or doomscrolling social media. It seems like treating a symptom instead of a disease. If you fill your life with fulfilling interactions with people, hobbies and passions, you won’t even have the time for harmful addictions.
Well, apparently freeing yourself from porn enables you to make even more silly memes. Probably better to keep doing porn then.
Exactly, this is a good analogy. I actually got the feedback that I was technically qualified and most of the other feedback was positive.