Yep, companies are really abusing the take home. A long time ago, when I was actually bothering with interviewing, I would ask for $1-2K depending on the size of the problem.
If it was about 10 hours, $1K was usually OK. I never had a problem asking for this, but the problem is that so many companies are doing it now that they cannot afford to pay everyone.
If it was about 10 hours, $1K was usually OK. I never had a problem asking for this, but the problem is that so many companies are doing it now that they cannot afford to pay everyone.