u/dabennett

I'm wondering if this is something other people have come up with or just me. I've gotten two interviews recently. The first wanted an outline on how I'd handle the project, which they really liked, but I still didn't get the job (lol). The second one is upcoming and wants a full outline including mock data of how I'd run all the experiments of the project. This seems super red flaggy to me ? Are they just searching for ideas? Isn't a postdoc supposed to be "learning"? Why am I expected to already know the full outline on the project. I just may not do the second interview because it's so nuts. Or are my expectations or of wack?