Phone screening.

I told the interviewer that I quit my job a few months ago. He responded, "Do you consider yourself jobless?" This is a very odd question, which means that he is judgmental and very conservative in a bad way, and believes that everybody strives to be continuously employed at all times, which is simply not true.

The interviewer asked odd questions. Can I wait for 2-3 months for the "public trust" background check?

Then he said that all NASA jobs that he has pay <$130,000/yr, so my expectation of $150,000+ can't possibly be met.

The interview was performed by a company called "Bay Systems" that said that they represent NASA. The interviewer was located in NYC.

I don't know how they can ever hire anybody good in NASA with this attitude.

My opinion about NASA has dropped after I applied for a job. Now I understand why they are failing in the last few decades and are outsourcing more and more to private companies. NASA has no idea how to hire.

Since you've quit your previous job, do you consider yourself jobless?