[version_five]

To be fair, FAANG-like places have essentially IQ tests as a big part of hiring. I think the GP comment could be rephrased as a pretty common observation that people who are academically or "traditionally" smart in a narrow sense can be super dumb in other ways. Just because you can propose a n•log(n) solution to find the maximum volume bound between two heights and widths represented in array entries doesn't mean you have some superior political thoughts or whatever. People seem to forget this sometimes

[thr0wawayf00]

Yep. I have a relative that is a certified genius, got a full scholarship to an Ivy League school and is now a C-level executive with one of the big banks.

He also totaled his Mercedes when he got his first job out of college because he didn't know that you're supposed to check the oil levels and burned up the engine.

Nobody knows everything.

[s__s]

I agree with your overall statement, but if you’re referring to leetcode puzzles then I would definitely challenge your suggestion that they’re in any way equivalent to an IQ test. IQ tests are much broader and cover many different categories of intelligence.

[alephxyz]

Selecting for high IQ and low empathy/EQ