(Obviously no one has ever agreed my term so far.)
My company does 4 hour work-product tests, and we pay each of the candidates for their time. We're in Portland, not SV, so maybe there is a difference in environment.
As a candidate I think the bodes so well for the culture and how respectfully people would be treated in such an organisation.
It shows a level of thought about people that goes beyond ping-pong tables and free pizza and coke (and ironically probably costs less than those things).
Let me guess ... you are happy working there right?
My company does 4 hour work-product tests, and we pay each of the candidates for their time. We're in Portland, not SV, so maybe there is a difference in environment.