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Well said. I was once asked to do a almost 1 and a half day long coding test without even given any indication on how much money they're going to offer me and where exactly I would fit in the organisation. And they asked it after about 5 people spend an our interviewing and grilling me each. Seeing that I've got 8+ years experience in software development I thought this is just ridiculous.

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I agree that it's ridiculous, but would ask why did you do it then?

It's not like they threw a black bag over your head and tossed you in the back of a limo while you walked down the street...

I haven't showed up on-site for an interview without discussing the role and discussing money (in numeric terms, not vague ones) since I was 24. It's more common than not that our ranges don't overlap, and I find that out on the phone with minimal investment and inconvenience, not in-person after expending a lot of time and effort. (It helps both sides to discover that early.)

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