About 13 years ago, I was unemployed for about four months.
I've had a few people positively grill me about that blank despite the length of time that has passed and evidence that I didn't spend the time idle (Obtained a certification, did freelance work and eventually pivoted my career).
In each case, it was an older person who upon my asking explained that they saw any extended period of unemployment as blatant laziness.
I ended up getting those jobs, but came to learn a bit about how some people can come to think of life as so straightforward and easy.
In each case the people judging me hadn't had to look for work for at least 20 years. In one, the person judging was the son of a prior VP who was widely despised by his peers for having made a nepotistic ascent through the ranks. In another I ended up seated at a desk next to the son of the judging CTO.
I've had a few people positively grill me about that blank despite the length of time that has passed and evidence that I didn't spend the time idle (Obtained a certification, did freelance work and eventually pivoted my career).
In each case, it was an older person who upon my asking explained that they saw any extended period of unemployment as blatant laziness.
I ended up getting those jobs, but came to learn a bit about how some people can come to think of life as so straightforward and easy.
In each case the people judging me hadn't had to look for work for at least 20 years. In one, the person judging was the son of a prior VP who was widely despised by his peers for having made a nepotistic ascent through the ranks. In another I ended up seated at a desk next to the son of the judging CTO.