http://meriwhen.blogspot.com/2014/04/in-which-meriwhen-is-annoyingly-cryptic.html
Well, it has to do this with post:
http://meriwhen.blogspot.com/2014/04/i-interviewed-for-another-job.html
Short version: I got the job after all.
Long version: I received a rejection e-mail a couple of days after the interview. I was bummed but shrugged it off...after all, their loss, right? Two days later I get a call from the department manager--she was originally going to be at the interview but was out sick. After she introduces herself, I tell her, "I already got the rejection e-mail but thank you for considering me, I was just happy I got the chance to interview with Facility X in the first place." All bummed-ness aside, I did mean it.
Long version: I received a rejection e-mail a couple of days after the interview. I was bummed but shrugged it off...after all, their loss, right? Two days later I get a call from the department manager--she was originally going to be at the interview but was out sick. After she introduces herself, I tell her, "I already got the rejection e-mail but thank you for considering me, I was just happy I got the chance to interview with Facility X in the first place." All bummed-ness aside, I did mean it.
She's confused...and then immediately apologetic. She was calling to offer me the job.
Apparently the requisition I applied under had already been filled by someone else, and she didn't realize that my application was in that pool. So she told me that if I was still interested she would create a new requisition (read: job!) for me but it would take some time for it to be created. I told her I'd be delighted to work for Facility X and to keep me posted as to what happens next.
Now I know firsthand that what the interviewer says and what HR actually does are two different things, so I was cautiously optimistic. That's great they're doing this for me, but let's see if I actually get the offer in writing.
Fast forward several weeks. I never quit either of my other jobs, of course (nor do I plan to at this time), so I'd been busy working and not really thinking too much about this job offer. Maybe a passing thought of "I wonder if anything is ever going to happen," immediately followed by "Quesadillas for lunch sounds good" But I wasn't expecting anything.
So one Thursday afternoon, the manager calls to tell me that the job has been created and do I still want it.
"Why yes, yes I do." I reply.
She's thrilled and tells me that HR will be in touch shortly. And sure enough, before the week is out, I receive first a call from HR, then an offer letter. Several letters, actually, thanks to a glitch. I formally accept. A preliminary start date is set, pending...
Now the fun begins: pre-employment qualifications. But that's a story for the next post.
