[peterbotond]

...then the companies having bad code will make a few good ones for show. Interview is like first date both parties try to impress without mentioning the critical (i could have said important too) parts.

[flukus]

Well you'd want to be reviewing the code you're going to be working on. If they bait and switch like this then they should expect high turnover.

[pc86]

If you're not interviewing with anyone on your team directly they may not have access to whatever you'll be working on. That doesn't make it a bait and switch.