Day Eighty-One...Back to the Bottom

So, I've been sick all this week. I had my interview scheduled for today at 3:15. I was bound and determined to go to work today, but all I did last night was toss and turn and cough and pee and whine 'cuz my voice hurts. So, at 5:15 this morning, I emailed the woman at the district office who set up the interview. I asked her if I could reschedule. I heard nothing back so I called at around noon. She was out to lunch. I left very specific instructions for her secretary to have the woman call me back at my home number or email me at my phone email so I would be SURE I wouldn't miss this opportunity. Well, I finally got a message back, after it was too late, saying that "Our process for hiring in this type of situation is that if a candidate has to cancel an interview for whatever reason, we move forward with the remaining scheduled interviews. If we do not make a selection, then we can consider the candidate who cancelled and any others who may have applied in the meantime. So, we won't be able to reschedule your interview at this time. Feel free to check back with [the program specialist] in a few days to see if the position is being filled. Thanks."

Translation...because the program specialist didn't call me back in time, I have been pushed to the bottom of the barrel as far as interviews go. They'll proceed with the interviews, try to make a selection and then...and only if they can't find someone else...will they go back and try to reschedule my interview. I'm pretty much screwed because someone couldn't follow directions.

I emailed back explaining the situation and the only response I got back was that it has been forwarded to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources for consideration.

So, we'll see what happens. God will have me where he wants me.