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Take-home assignment red flags: when to walk (Reddit consensus)

2026-06-12 · 4 min read

Reddit consensus: bounded exercises OK; **free production work** is exploitation.

**Walk if** They want unreleased product features, unlimited scope, or no compensation for multi-day builds.

**If you proceed** Time-box; submit clean README; match resume claims—you may be evaluated on communication as much as code.

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