His palms are sweaty

Knees weak, arms are heavy

There’s typos in his code already

Mind unsteady

He’s nervous, he was told this pairing session was friendly

He prepped all week, now he’s finding out he ain’t ready

Better think quick, he thought it would be about linked lists

Big twist, binary tree with a bit shift

He sits with the fact that he probably won’t finish it

He’s nitpicking lines, while the clock just tick ticks

Back to the rest of the day

He’s been here since eight

Met so many faces can’t remember their names

How many steps can an interview take?

They keep offering him coffee and bathroom breaks

Long day with no rest

Handshakes with cold sweat

He hates these code tests

Who knows who knows best?

Back to the keyboard again

Time to do

Another algorithm that he’d never actually use

(Chorus)

You better lose yourself in the bulls**t, the process

The longness, you better never let it go

You think it’s all nonsense, do not let the company know

This opportunity’s just another s*** show

You better lose yourself in the bulls**t, the process

The longness, you better never let it go

You think it’s all nonsense, do not let the company know

This opportunity’s just another s*** show

Caffeine depleting

Dry lips started bleeding

From fake smiles every meeting

Just two left, as he moves toward a

Few more of, moral hypocrites

Checking culture fit

Like what’s your biggest weakness?

Don’t be too honest

And what’s your biggest strength?

Remember to be modest

Seem eager to learn

Don’t act like you lack knowledge

Try to be casual

Don’t be unpolished

Have strong opinions

And remain open

Show you just go with the flow

But stay focused

Then the tables turn they ask him to ask them

But their answers are all fluff and hot trends

He notices all these folks just keep quoting

The CEO, like is this a job or a cult?

He knows he needs dough so he goes along

Then he realizes in his challenge that a pointer was null

(Chorus)

You better lose yourself in the bulls**t, the process

The longness, you better never let it go

You think it’s all nonsense, do not let the company know

This opportunity’s just another s*** show

You better lose yourself in the bulls**t, the process

The longness, you better never let it go

You think it’s all nonsense, do not let the company know

This opportunity’s just another s*** show