[CrankyFool]

Speaking as a hiring manager in a tech company here for a moment, I do find there's a shortage of reasonable people to consider. I found this thread because someone had pointed me at unemployable.pen.io and wanted to comment on it specifically, because having read that particular blog post, I started off thinking "man, that's someone I'd like to talk to," and then realized a few things:

If you're trying to get hired, then maybe when you write a blog post on the fact, you also include a link to your resume. Or at least your name. Because otherwise, I'm sitting here thinking to myself "welp, no idea who this person is"

This person acknowledges that for more than a decade, she/he coasted in an office job. I tend to hire for strong initiative and drive, and I'd worry about this person. And that still wouldn't stop me from talking to them IF THEY MADE IT EASY FOR ME TO FIND THEM.