[Recruiter interview]

Recruiter: Looks like you've been freelancing around for the past couple of years, was there a reason why you wanted to go freelance?

Me: Yes, I got a huge supportive push from my last company to explore freelance when they laid me and 1300 others off in order to make it seem like they were profitable at the end of the quarter.

Recruiter: ...

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"Well, I wanted to eat and be protected from the elements so..."

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Sleazy, oblivious recruiters, fishing around.

The answer is "No. There was no reason I wanted to go freelance." Because you didn't want to go freelance.

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This isn't a joke rainman

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I mean, some people do go freelance on their own, because they want to. But not in this market.

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