I'm also that hiring manager. First of all: HR is throwing out your best hires? Get on the same page with HR already. Next: Isn't FAANG all in a hiring freeze right now? All their staff looking at a 50% drop in their RSUs? Twitter's about to shed thousands of employees? There's no better time for startups to find people and pay them realistic salaries. The "hard to work with job hopper" isn't going to make the cut.