>I'm sure to other people perhaps taking time off is seen as some sort of weakness, but you don't want to work for those people anyways.
Ideally. But for anyone outside of tech and possibly financial, it's a buyers market. If you have bills to pay, and a family to support, you may not afford to be so picky.
Isn't that an answer? If I was the interviewer in this situation, that would be a completely acceptable response to me.
I'm sure to other people perhaps taking time off is seen as some sort of weakness, but you don't want to work for those people anyways.