Update about not having an Update

I'm sorry I posted an entry where I was essentially freaking out, then posted nothing afterwards... the reason is because I still don't know anything.

I had my interview yesterday. It was supposed to be at 3 PM but I didn't end up starting it until 5 PM. Needless to say, they were running behind as the day went on and since I was the last person to interview, I just kept waiting. 

The day was absolutely dreadful. I actually woke up feeling fine. I was as prepared as I could be and had done all I could do. As people walked in, interviewed, then walked out and described how relieved they felt, it was as if I took on their stress each time. Here were these people getting their interviews over with one by one and then there was me still anticipating the dreaded interview.

Finally, 5 PM came and I was called in to the first round. It went okay. Honestly, I'm not a big fan of the new guy...he rubs me the wrong way. But, I don't have to report to him directly so I don't really care. I didn't exactly like my interview with him and didn't feel great at all when I left it. But Round 1 was finally over which meant I was on the home stretch so I felt 50 lbs lighter immediately.

Then there was Round 2... the interview with my current bosses. That interview I actually feel better about. They know what I do, how I work, how passionate I am about my job and being a manager. It felt like more of a conversation then a Q&A session.

They told all of us we would fine out today who was cut and who would stay.

But we never did. Today came and went and we never heard anything. Finally at 5:15 PM, after half of our team had already left (realizing there wouldn't be an announcement), the big boss came out and said, "Sorry, we won't be able to tell anyone today. We'll tell you on Monday."

Overall, I suppose I feel ok. I feel confident but you never know. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

I can tell you one thing...Michael and I talked b/c they may offer one of the managers a demotion instead of a flat out layoff. If that happens, I will NOT take the demotion. I will take the severance and walk away. Financially, we're in a position where I don't have to take a job I don't want to do. I don't want to do the job that a demotion would be, and I don't have to settle for that so I won't. A lot of people at work are flipping because they may not have a job and they don't know how they will pay their bills. I feel terrible for them and wish more than anything their situation was different. At the same time, it's helped me realize how lucky we are and how proud we should be to have worked so hard for this financial peace.

Thank you so much for all of the nice comments. You guys really do make me feel like I can do anything!

KelsaLynn