Reply #45: Exactly. And what exactly does he consider "baggage"?

[Horse with no Name]

Perhaps whoever does the interviewing asks questions that lead one of the members of the unwashed masses to answer in such a manner. I have had dumb interviews before where they have asked me about my personal life. I always felt they were trying to lead me somewhere I didn't want to go, so I was very careful to sidestep those landmines.

But then again, I have never been in a position where my entire life depended on a job interview. I can't imagine being in that position and fearing that if I didn't answer the questions they asked or gave them the answers they were looking for that it might mean the difference of living or dying. It might even make me nervous enough to attempt to elicit sympathy from the interviewer by oversharing.

There are so many people that are living on the edge--people that have put hundreds of resumes out without ONE call back. Then when they FINALLY get that one call back and their entire LIFE is in the balance..it is quite possible that someone might be desperate enough to almost beg.

And it is quite possible that the lucky person might even think that IF they think he is hungry enough that he might make a better employee. That USED to be something that they looked for in a potential employee.