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Another thing we can do, especially on HN (but also for those of you who may be in Cali where you actually meet a lot of humans in this space) is to ask, "Have I ever met a happy Toptal consultant?"

Has anyone here on HN?

>>z9znz+(OP)
I'm not really sure where Toptal fits into this. Triplebyte is not a consultant agency

>>z9znz+(OP)
Toptal is consulting? I hadn't heard that before. I know they were notorious for long unpaid take-homes, so I skipped them. They claimed a pass rate of 3.5% but I figured that reflected the low percentage of visitors gullible or desperate enough to do the huge take-home.

>>pcthro+x9
Sorry, the Toptal mention in my original post was not necessary. My experience with both companies was a waste of time and a disappointment, with similar characteristics along the way.

I group them in the category of companies that has an attractive proposition but turns out to be much less lovely once known better.