Let’s be clear — I love designing, solving real user problems, and shipping great products. But there’s one part of the hiring process I’ve consciously chosen to opt out of: home task assignments.

Here’s why.

1. Good Design Is Collaborative

Design doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It requires context, access to stakeholders, engineers, business goals, and real users. Home tasks are often based on artificial, oversimplified scenarios that remove the most critical part of my process: collaboration.

They judge output, not thinking.

2. My Portfolio Speaks for Itself

Over the years, I’ve worked on dozens of successful projects across industries like fintech, eCommerce, SaaS, and B2B tools. I’ve led redesigns that improved conversion by 200%+, created design systems from scratch, and helped launch complex products end-to-end.

👉 If you want to assess my skills, ask about specific case studies or dive into my Figma files during a call. I’ll walk you through my process, trade-offs, and results — transparently.

3. Time Is a Two-Way Investment

Most home tasks are unpaid and take 4–8 hours minimum. I don’t believe candidates should give away free labor, especially when the same effort could be used to improve your current product.

Instead, let’s solve a small real problem together in a live session. Let me ask questions, think out loud, and explore trade-offs with your team — the way we’d actually work.

4. Design Challenges Can Be Biased

Home assignments often favor those with more free time, no caregiving responsibilities, or neurotypical workflows. That’s not how we build inclusive teams. We should be optimizing for potential and process, not polished dribbble shots done in isolation.

5. There Are Better Alternatives

Some of the best interviews I’ve had looked like this:

A 60-minute walkthrough of a real project I’ve done
A short whiteboarding session with a PM
Reviewing an existing product together and discussing improvements

These give you a realistic picture of how I work — not how I perform under artificial pressure.

Final Thoughts

I believe interviews should be respectful, reciprocal, and realistic. If we value great designers, we need to start treating them like collaborators from day one — not like students submitting homework.

If you’re looking for someone who can:

Lead complex UX work
Think strategically with product & business teams
Deliver results (not just pretty screens)

…then I’d love to talk.

But no, I won’t do a home assignment. And I’m okay with that.