Well I think point was to avoid gap in resume`. How are we to know that hiring manager take it negatively? Honestly I would have thought hiring manager will ap

Well I think point was to avoid gap in resume`. How are we to know that hiring manager take it negatively? Honestly I would have thought hiring manager will appreciate the fact that I spoke real reason for leaving last job. Maybe they could just check on specific skills they are looking to hire for. They can check if one is reasonably updated on recent industry/technology trends. But if hiring folks are really hell bent on finding real reason on why I left the job and not working for last few years, I guess there is no practical way to escape out of it.