I applied to an internal job posting at my current employer. The role I applied to had a better division of work and life in that you weren't expected to work off hours and didn't have any on call responsibilities like I do in my current position. When they interviewed me, they asked about my career goals for the next five years. Having already spoken to the hiring manager about my situation prior to the interview, I answered candidly that I was looking for a role that gave me better work life balance while I am pursuing additional education and after a couple years I would want to progress into a role that allowed me to better apply my newly gained skills.
A couple days later and I see I've been rejected from the job. I asked the hiring manager for feedback and he said, almost verbatim, that I had “said the unspoken”. And that they thought I would be a flight risk because I was honest when I talked about my career goals.
WTF? bullet dodged, I guess.