I've had some fun ones, when interviewing folks - back in the days when people where hiring.

* had someone make a giant cheat sheet with interview questions and taped it to the wall behind their computer. Part way through, the tape gave out and covered him.

* had someone attempt to lip sync the answers. The guy talking and the guy on screen were not the same guy. There was a bit of pretend 'oh just lag' for a while.

* Person we interviewed was not the same one who showed up for work. Great answers, great experience on the interview. Asked about some things we had talked about for quite a while - and he could not recall anything. Came to realize not the same person.

* the glorious mechanical keyboard furiously googling for an answer.

* the sample project they were asked to create as starting point for the interview, they had never run before. They sat and read through what was likely AI generated docs to run the app. Took them a while to realize they needed something other than Java 8 installed to run the sample.

You can get an AI tool now to fix the eye movement. Sadly.

I enjoy remote work but I wouldn't want to start working for a company where I had never met anyone. It seems like a great way to get scammed.

One real-life interview would surely be beneficial for both sides.

This situation terrifies me as an autistic person. I can’t fathom maintaining eye contact while taking the time to think about a response to an interview question, even over a video call.

I at least look up toward the ceiling while thinking so maybe that’s sufficient to not give off cheating vibes.

I sometimes take notes/talking points about things I want to cover in my interviews and reference those. This could arguably be considered cheating but definitely not as egregious as using ChatGPT but I worry it would almost appear the same to an interviewer (referencing notes vs ChatGPT).