It does seem like you are usually incentivized to reject people, as an interviewer. Nobody ever complains if you pass on someone but say that they were good at

It does seem like you are usually incentivized to reject people, as an interviewer. Nobody ever complains if you pass on someone but say that they were good at X/Y and might be a reasonable choice for role Z. But people will jump down your throat if you let a subpar candidate through the funnel; I've been chased away from doing phone screens for being too charitable, because people got sick of their time being wasted every now and then. If my experience is anything to go by, it's probably smart to avoid becoming an interviewer if you're overly empathetic. It's a role where trying to help people is usually the wrong thing to do.