wouldn’t it be funny if I applied to work at a job and then they interviewed me and decided to allow me to do the job and then I proceeded to do work in exchange for money that I need in order to live?

me: I am good at various things and would like to exchange my labor for currency

them: lol fucking prove it under adversarial high-pressure social scrutiny while convincingly lying just enough (but not too much). also you have to make me like you as a person and I can smell your fear