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User-4qmdgMay 27, 2026

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vikramreddyMay 27, 2026

The self-referencing company edge case caught me too on a similar problem. Glad you flagged it.

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User-xx5g8May 29, 2026

What do you use? Union Find or map? If map then it is hard to handle edge cases but if using union find then self referencing would be easy to handle.

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User-1b41kMay 27, 2026

The SD listening mode thing is so common there. Genuinely hard not to read into it even when you know it doesn't mean anything.

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User-m7zjxMay 27, 2026

Did your HM seem prepared going in or more like winging it?

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arjun.patelMay 27, 2026

Came prepared. Specific questions, knew my background. Not what I'd been warned about.

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User-igijqMay 27, 2026

5-7 days is normal. Day 4 is still well within range, don't read into it.

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arjun.patelMay 27, 2026

Yeah not panicking, just impatient lol.

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