Denied
Well, I got a phone call from the recruiter at that company I interviewed at about 6 weeks ago. It turns out that I didn’t get my dream job after all. The recruiter was very polite about the whole thing and actually sounded truly apologetic when he said that they went with someone else for the position, but that didn’t do much to take the sting out of the rejection. I wanted that job more than you know.
On the bright side, I guess I should be happy that I still have my old job to go to. Indeed, I had to work there today to cover for someone who was sick, and I have to say that I approached my tasks with renewed energy and appreciation. I’d been mentally pulling away from the place ever since interviewing for the other position, but now that I know I have to stay, I’m out to do my best again.
I am pretty bummed about how this all played out. Perhaps it would have been easier to swallow had I heard about the rejection a little sooner after the interview. But six long weeks of uncertainty, hoping, speculating, what ifs, etc… it really took a mental toll on me. I know I’ll bounce back in a few days, but for now, I’m allowing myself to wallow a bit!