So in some ways I've done this to myself and shouldn't complain. bit here is my job issue. I held down (5-8 years ago) a job for three years. I left and immediately went to work at a financial institution. worked for 7 months and had to relocate to California because I got married and he was in the military. I decided to work on my degree because in a few months we would move again. a year and a half passes and I worked in my degree. finished it. got a job at another bank. I worked for 3 months and left. I left for 2 reasons. one I had a pregnancy loss and wanted to seek mental health services. And two because they had serious sales goals and basically the manager was telling us to do unethical things to reach sales goals. So since the other girl wouldn't proceed to HR and I couldn't document it I just decided both of those reasons, I needed to leave. I was applying around and got a job 4 months later at another bank. I worked there for almost a year. And I left because I had a baby and since I was working part time it would cost more for daycar. I also spent the next year at home because I I knew we would be relating back to our home state. So here we are in the home state and I'm having a very hard time with thanks giving me the time of day because if my "gaps". If I could actually explain things it doesn't look as bad. but I also don't like explaining why I left the one bank (I don't want them thinkin I have a problem with listening to my managers.. And I don't like talking about my loss) . But I don't think it is appropriate to leave that bank off. I also hate admitting during the interview that I have a young child (because then they don't want to deal with daycare). So this is all just discouraging. And I don't know of an easier way to approach this.