Damn

I have learned, the Hard way, never get too cocky. It always comes back to get you.

Job Interview Aftermath
The DC Job: I went in to the interview, knowing it was 'my job to take'. I interviewed with 2 young women who didn't know what they were doing, obviously never interviewed anyone and weren't really sure what they wanted to get out of this interview. We talked for a bit, they asked me some questions and we chatted. I would say it went well, until ... The SQL Question. They told me to answer, based on all the information I had. I answered, but in retrospect, it was wrong. There were no Keys identified on either table. I assumed the 'obvious' that the keys were specific fields, but they weren't marked. And we all know what Assuming does to a person. I've been living with this since Thursday. I've been afraid to call the recruiters, it's such a Stupid Mistake. I've written thousands of SQL Queries. I know SQL. Damn.

The Alanta Interview: The other job that was 'mine to take'. I went yesterday, on time, with a good attitude. I feel the interview went well, I liked the manager I spoke with and I like the BA I would be working with. We all discussed things easily, he asked me one question about web-based applications that I didn't get, but he saw that I wasn't really a web-programmer. They said they would make a decision by Wednesday. All went well, except that my interview was scheduled for Tuesday at 10, not Monday. An entire day early. When the recruiter called last week to confirm the interview, I was on my cell phone, with no place to write anything down. I repeated the date and time, and I think I eventually did write it down, but I can't find anything. The recruiter had also sent me an email, but did I look? I got home Sunday around 7pm and just crashed. I checked new emails, not old. Another Damn.

Next Step
So what I'm going to do now is take my resume and strip off all technical work, all employment. I've just become a Stay-At-Home Mom, newly divorced after 25 years of marriage. That way I can at least get a temp job, maybe take a typing test. I know the grocery store is always available.

Today
Today, I'm just digging a hole and sticking my head in. I'm so embarassed, angry, disappointed in myself I can't stand it. I will try to do some damage control, I've already written a Thank You note to the folks I interviewed with yesterday. I haven't heard, nor have I tried to contact the recruiter from DC, I'm just so embarassed. I will call them today, but I'm guessing they aren't returning my calls. Damn.

More to come...
As things happen, I'll be posting. Thanks for taking the time to read. You're opinions are welcome but if you have to start calling me names, don't bother, I won't read them. As my Dad says 'Opinions are like a**holes, everyone has one.'