Director: I’d just like to let you know you weren’t successful for the position.
Me thinking: (Duh…)
Director: We think you have a wealth of knowledge and experience, but that knowledge and experience just weren’t the right fit for the job.
Me thinking: (Well I did suspect that you wanted someone with a bit more technical knowledge than me, so fair enough)
Director: We’ve decided that, although we advertised two positions, we’d like to roll them into one.
Me thinking: (Yeah, I thought one job was too much for one person, and the other was a bit light-on, but making one person do both! ugh!)
Director: You were obviously nervous at the interview.
Me saying: Well it was a no pressure interview right? .. with you and the Managing Director (laugh)
Director: There’s a whole lot of opportunities coming up with the blah blah project that will much better suit your skillset if you want to stay with the organisation.
Me thinking: (Want to STAY with the organisation? WHAT??)
Me (being a damn pussy): Yes, I would like to stay…
Director: etc. etc. etc.

I’d be crazy to admit that I thought I had gotten this position (but you always have that little glimmer of misguided hope don’t you?) and am disappointed that I didn’t, but only because I think I have outgrown generalist HR and gained a whole lot of experience in HRIS change management and training, and the money was GREAT. But where I really want to be is in strategic HR and organisational development, so perhaps this would have set me on a completely different career path. Also, at the end of the day, it’s just a piece of software, and ALL software becomes redundant EVENTUALLY. (C’mon, give me a break, I am REALLY trying to see the bright side!)

At this stage though, back to generalist HR I will go when this project ends :sad_wp:

I suppose it could be worse. A complete doofus could have gotten the job, but as it is, someone just as deserving as me did, and I told her so today.

Congratulations Trudy, and I really mean it. :smile_wp:

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