What? Did you start drinking then decide to go on a rampage after our reasonable discussion in the Mesa thread. Are you mad because you didn't pass the Mesa non-interview?

I was interviewed for almost three hours and had an internal rec.

Doesn't XJT only conduct a personality interview? I got my 135 job without a sim or tech interview and flew pax to all kinds of crazy places as a 1200 hour captain, and Amflight has been giving phone offers recently to do probably one of the most difficult jobs in flying. Pretty sure this is all commonplace.

Maybe you should break out the Google, meah, and learn a little about your industry.