Oh, The Frustration!
Today, unofficially, I found out that I did not get the job that I interviewed for last week. I drove 4 hours one way to get to Orange Beach to interview for a job at their fire department. I was on time and dressed for success. When I arrived I found out that one of the people on the interview panel had not arrived yet. I was asked to wait and so I did. When I went in for the interview I felt as if it went great. I had a good answer to every question asked of me and I felt like I connected with the interview committee. After leaving I felt confident that I stood a good chance at getting the job. When I did not receive a call from them I attempted to make contact with them to see what the status of my application was. I basically got the run around each time I attempted to make contact with the interviewers. Finally, today I heard through the grapevine that anyone who had not been called by the end of last week had not been selected. I was appalled. I was not angry because I did not get the job. I was angry because of the time they wasted in getting word around to people who did not make the cut. I did my part. I drove 4 hours one way to get there. I showed up well dressed/groomed and early for my interview. I had to wait on them because they were running late. Then, to top it off they could not respectfully give me an answer. I have spent the last week worrying myself to death when they could have told me something. I feel cheated because I did my part and they did not do their part. In my opinion their actions are pretty crappy. If I am expected to uphold my end then they should at least have the decency to show someone a common courtesy by letting them know ASAP about the condition of their application. I felt as if they only opened the job to the public because it was mandatory for them to do so. I felt as if they already had who they wanted picked. I want to know why they bothered wasting my valuable time and gas money if I did not have a snowball’s chance in hell at getting that job.
I will say that the news does however come as a bit of a relief. At least I can finally move on instead of me sitting around wondering if I got the job or not. I can finally breathe easier knowing some information as opposed to none! I expected more out of a department such as that. I thought they were upstanding people, but apparently nobody gives people any common courtesy these days. Thanks for the waste of my time….I really do appreciate it….
