so this is why you always go to the source, and never through hr. hr is a guard dog. literally the job is to tell you to fuck off as nicely or as rudely as possible while keeping it legal.  if you listen to people like this because you want a job, you deserve what you get.  never surrender to terrorism like that. if she won't hire the best, you didn't want to work there anyway.  not even long enough to submit the application so they can get intel on you.
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