Denied

In some sort of way....

So, the application for the week in California was lost in the internets somewhere. The HR Gods did not receive it. I went to my managers after hearing about the interviewing all my co-workers were doing. I let them know I clicked "enter" and that I wanted to at least talk to someone about it. So, my manager, who is a bad ass, called them up and set up an early morning interview for me.

I arrived early and was the first person to be seen yesterday. The interview was getting settled and I was patient for her to get settled. As the interview started she started to get a bit snotty because I wasn't answering questions directed towards the position, they were answers pointing towards "previous experience" that the question asked for. So, she pulled out the sheet and look me in the eye, "Were you aware of the qualifications for this position? 1 year of experience in this that and the other...." I was like "Well, education substitutes for that, doesn't it?" And she gave me an evil eye back, "Psychology doesn't deal with sales. Honestly, I have no idea how you got this job to start out with...this is an opportunity for you."

No idea how I got this job to start out with!!!!??? Are you shitting me? Have you seen some of the people this place hires? Without naming names and being nasty, they aren't the brightest bulbs or crayons in the box. So, she didn't recommend me for the second interview because I wasn't qualified. Oh well. There's always a next time. If it were a regular interview I would have left the room not expecting a returned phone call for a follow-up. No worries, but I did have to go back to work. And emotional, because that's just the way I am. I was all collected, but my eyes were just a bit red still. My training manager asked me what was wrong and I said, "So and so said she didn't know why I was hired." By the time I returned from the bathroom things were escalated to employee relations.

I'm not sure what's to come of the events, but whatever they are, I was denied.