I found out this morning that a job I really thought I was utterly qualified for, a job I lusted after with an almost sexual intensity, a job that I dreamed about at night … went to another candidate.
I’m gonna be in a crappy mood for a little while.
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Why do I feel like this kind of crushing disappointment is even worse than doing the thing and failing at it?
Milk the crappy mood for a little while. Sometimes it really does help.
Lani
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007, 1:01 pm
Sorry about the bad news. Let us know if wishing chronic gastritis on the other candidate would make you feel at all better. Otherwise, yeah… so sorry.
Karen Demerly
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007, 1:17 pm
This sucks, Jeff.
Derek G.
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007, 1:46 pm
Wow. I’m so sorry to hear that.
Tiff
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007, 3:56 pm
I hate when that happens. That really sucks. I’m so sorry. :-(
Nedra Weinreich
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007, 6:31 pm
I retired from the Air Force this past summer. I had applied for a job that by every right I was qualified for in every way. I had over 9 years of military experience in the same sort of crisis management position. When I received the letter telling me that I “lacked the experience and/or education” required for the position, all I could do was laugh.
It worked out for the best though. I’m in a position that I’m overly qualified for, but I’m working for a company that hires strictly from within based on performance and I have much less stress than the “ideal” position would have created.
We’re living where we want and I’m doing something that I never would have wanted to do a year ago, but I’m a lot happier than I’ve been in years.
Timmer
Monday, October 22nd, 2007, 3:03 pm