The job market, the idea that you are a commodity that can be bought a sold. I found out that a good friend of mine, who had retired and then came back as a contractor, had a purchase order number linked to his job like a piece of test equipment. Finding this a bit odd, I asked him how he felt about that. His response was that he didn't mind being bought a sold like test equipment it was the probing they did every couple years for calibration that really hurt.
The hiring process is more then an auction for brain matter. Going on job interview is like going on a blind date. You both know that since you are there you are both a little desperate, but neither of you want to admit that. There are a lot of awkward question why you try to carefully feel around and see if the other person is out of their mind. You have to delicately balance the amount you lie about yourself: can they verify my lies, would i need to prove i actually know anything about what i claim to know, do they know even less then i do??? Such a fine line between deceit and exaggeration.
At least I have learned a couple usefully bits of knowledge: I am grossly underpaid and I can cleanup nicely when I want to ^_^
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