Nashville Bound-Life Goes On-Counting My Blessings-
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, 10-12-2017 at 11:24 PM (2607 Views)
So first let me get the bad news out of the way. I did not get one of the 6 positions. I will be having a feedback session with the hiring managers sometime after my trip so I will know more then. My current manager was quite disappointed as he feels like I am highly qualified for the position. He is also eager to see what feedback they give me. I was disappointed but know that even getting an interview was an accomplishment. I know many people who did not get one and they have been with the company a lot longer than I have. Both of the girls I knew who were also interviewed did not get it either. So my misery is at least in good company. I really can't complain as I have only been with the company 2 years and 3 months and have already been promoted once. The one girl has been with the company just 3 months longer than myself and we were promoted out of our previous department at the same time. That is actually when we met last July during training. I know she is pretty amazing and didn't get it so there had to be some really awesome candidates in the interviews. I know a lot of the people that were interviewed have been with the company quite a few years and all of that goes into consideration when making final selections. So counting my blessings.
I am on my way to Nashville bright and early tomorrow morning. Have to get up at 445 am and yet here I am blogging and watching some Pretty Little Liars (yes I know...I am behind. Just started the series this year and am almost done with season 4) at 11 PM. Good thing is that I have no issues with sleeping on an airplane. The joy of being 4'11"....plenty of room. Especially in my new sleeve body.
I am pretty excited to see my friends from high school tomorrow. I graduated from a base school in Italy. We try to get together once a year, usually Vegas, but occasionally choose an alternate location like this year. Nashville ended up being more expensive than anticipated so a lot of people bailed. We are still going to have about 16 people, though. Not too bad. We do all years since our school was small. We had like 300 kids from 7th to 12th grade. Funny thing is that my year (91) usually always has the most people and this year is no exception. This is probably our smallest one and I believe our largest reunion was 2009 or 2010 in Vegas where over 100 people showed up! As military brats, we all share an amazing bond. It is really hard to describe. Even if we did not know each other in school we have instant bonds. Two of the girls coming were class of 84 and I met them at the San Antonio reunion in 2011. We have been close friends since. It is the weirdest thing to explain our Aviano Italy brat bond.
I am so ready to have 3 days of mindless fun and great memories. Will definitely get my mind off the job. Not giving up...I know my time will come! In the mean time, padding that resume with more education since my company pays for it anyways! Hope all you lovelies have an excellent weekend. You won't see me for a few days but don't be worried...I will be having a blast! Hugs!!