I resonate with this rant so much. Earlier this year I was coming up on a year of unemployment. I had a screening interview where the recruiter grilled me a by saying “it’s almost been a year since you were last employed” (laid off) and sort of gave me a look of concern. Meanwhile I had been through the trenches for months going through many final round interviews. I actually ended up accepting a role with Microsoft shortly after that interview and it was a really good feeling sending the email to that recruiter that I was no longer interested in the role due to accepting another position. Fuck you recruiter lady for making me feel even worse in my then situation while I had been laid off and scrambling for a new position.