Found this in an article regarding things to not bring up during an interview. Apparently letting your potential employer know that you are interested in what the company can provide and are not there to work strictly for fun and/or an insane work ethic is a bad idea. Or as the article states ” because it will only make the employer question your true intentions.”
My priorities during my job hunting are: 1) finding a salary I can live on 2) finding benefits to cover my illnesses and 3) worrying about what the job entails.
As someone that used to work in HR, I find it BONKERS to poorly rate a candidate for this. It's a waste of their time and HR's if they get to the offer phase, get shown the benefits, and it's not what the candidate needs so they walk away. Folks should be able to ask upfront without shame of “true intentions”. If a company's benefits aren't sufficient, it's not the candidate's issue. Time for the company to look for a new benefits broker or renegotiate their total compensation.