> This is probably my last response to you, as you (and quite a few others) seem to use downvotes as a way to disagree with me.

The direct respondent can't downvote you. You were downvoted and flagged by multiple other users.

>> No, but if it's a lucrative job that I really want to work at, then the hiring manager definitely has power over me.

> You redefine what having power over someone means.

If anything, you're the one operating with a non-standard definition of 'power'.