I skipped the steps of the application process that would have clued the agency in on my lack of fitness for the position. I made no effort to hide my public loathing of the agency, what it stands for, and the administration that runs it. And they offered me the job anyway.


I think you missed the key line. Perhaps they care about the optics of it and include that as part of the paperwork (granted, that’s perhaps a holdover from previous administrations), but they don’t actually care about how you fill it out (or in this case, not fill it out).