I've left interviews because they were late or unprepared when I showed up at their business. I've turned down interviews where they wanted an hour long personality test beforehand. I've turned down interviews where they wanted to include irrelevant math problems to evaluate how I work under pressure. I've turned down offers because the managers didn't answer basic questions I had about company culture.

But I'm also at a point in my life where I can do that, and I feel absolutely blessed to be in that situation.

For unemployed or new workers, the world is a fucking nightmare.

And it's all because the people with X (in this case, jobs) see their time as WAY more valuable than the people without X. It's, quite frankly, disgusting, dehumanizing, and depressing.

The entire world is devaluing interpersonal communication and the humanity of the people around us and it feels out of control.

When I hire, my baseline assumption is that I'm wasting the candidates time, so I try to keep it succinct and relevant the entire time. I wish more people did as well.