>I pretty much always go with a straight answer like I need to pay the rent I always find this reasoning confusing. As a reasonably competent engineer, I've al

>I pretty much always go with a straight answer like I need to pay the rent I always find this reasoning confusing. As a reasonably competent engineer, I've always felt like I have many employment options open to me. Yes I need to pay rent, but I always have an honest answer to the question that goes well beyond that. If I only cared about paying my rent, I would go work for a FANNG and triple my salary. I don't, because there are genuinely much more interesting reasons to work for a particular organization than money.