I told them that in 4 years of interviewing candidates I had never even considered passing off such a ridiculous request to a potential candidate. And to withdraw my application and not to contact me again. In what world would this EVER be expected from a candidate? A 9 HOUR ROUNDTRIP FOR 24-36K A YEAR?! In what world would a sane person even consider this? Let alone after “make yourself available”? This is literally why phone interviews exist. Where do these hiring managers even come from?