[andrew1]

> Can someone else explain, why i'd take time off of work to do this job interview? Why not take a day off and interview with Google/Apple/Microsoft instead?

Surely it depends on the job. Maybe it's paying twice as much as Google/Apple/Microsoft for the same role.

[mixmastamyk]

Because you'd get paid for it. If that still doesn't interest you, perhaps you don't want to work at the company? No reason to apply in the first place.