[felixgallo]

On the downside, then you're working at a company that hires its staff by bar conversations, rather than by attempting to determine competency and mutual fit.

[twic]

A rigorous interview process is a huge plus for me. Not because I'm a masochist, but because I want to work with people who are at least as good as me. A company that hires after a conversation in a bar is likely to have a much wider range of abilities.

[0xCAFEFARE]

Just because an interview is rigorous doesn't mean you will be working with competent people. It can often mean the exact opposite.

[twic]

How so?

[avitzurel]

I'd go work for that company over a multiple days interview any day. If you talk about the right things, it beats any interview (IMHO of course).