> The recruiter clearly saw you have affection for your cat and was trying to be personable and pay respect to your late furry friend. No, I don't think the re

> The recruiter clearly saw you have affection for your cat and was trying to be personable and pay respect to your late furry friend. No, I don't think the recruiter clearly saw anything. It sounds like it was sloppily added bit of personalization that anyone who wasn't carelessly hasty would have avoided. I mean, would you cold call someone for a job and casually throw in a mention of their mother's death (to be a bit more extreme)?