What’s the best way to explain being laid off during interviews without sounding negative? I know layoffs are common in tech right now but I still feel awkward talking about it when interviewers ask why I left my last role.

I just sent a breakup email to a recruiter who hasn't replied in a month, and it was the most cathartic thing I’ve done all year. I told them that because of their lack of communication, I’m withdrawing my candidacy and blacklisting the company for future roles. They replied within five minutes to apologize, proving they were seeing my emails, they just didn't care. Should we start ghosting companies back?

I'm getting an explosion of calls from people with Indian accents and they are getting aggressive. One guy just called me about a delivery manager job in NYC hybrid. He says I would have to go to office 3 days a week. I live 100 miles away, 2 States away. I said no i can't do it. he replies "You can do it." I respond I just did contract nion NYC and had to come out of pocket for travel. Don't tell me what i can do and not do. I hung up.

Any good tips to get better at interviewing? I’ve had 3 interviews with big tech companies for Technical Program Manager roles but didn’t land the job. One I got to final round, another to only the first interview and another to the second.

I overheard someone talking loudly about how the American Dream is dead and that the future is bleak. I definitely think there's a lot to change, but it doesn't seem like the American Dream is gone for good. Finding a job has been difficult, and the cost of living is out of control, but I think it's still possible to live a decent life. Thoughts?