[scarface74]

My point is that if through that process I'm made to feel like a number

You are a number as an employee, we are all just disposable pieces of the cog. The business transaction is simple. I’ll stay there as long as they are putting money in my account twice a month that is commensurate with my market value and I know they will keep me employed as long as it is in their best interest.

You are just one of a pile of resumes that they are filtering at any one time.