From glum, to awkward, to excited

Yesterday afternoon I received a call from Human Resources at the place I am hoping to work for. I have 4 consecutive 1-hour interviews with them next Wednesday. Holy crap. Four hours? That seems like a long time. I’m sure it will go by quickly. I’ll make sure to wear really good antiperspirant that day. I’m not sure which order this will be in, but I do know I will be interviewing with the VP of Human Resources, the VP of Operations, the VP of Finance, and the President of the division.

I’m taking that as a good sign. If they didn’t like me, I would think they would just set-up an interview with one person to see if I was worth seeing again. The news of the interview really cheered me up. I knew I would get called for an interview, so I’m not sure why it changed my mood so much, but I’m really excited. I need to bring myself back to reality before next Wednesday. There’s still a chance I will not get the job. It would make a really great change in my life if I did though.

Yesterday, I went to lunch with the Director of MIS at my current job. It was awkward. He told me I needed to fight for my job and try to convince the VP that I need to stay. I think he feels a little guilty, because I heard the VP told him that this is mostly his fault for not pushing his programmers. I have a meeting at 11:00 today with the VP, Director of MIS, my boss (Director of Operations), the programmers, and supervisors to discuss the progress of my projects.

After the meeting I am going to lunch with the VP and possibly my boss. I think I will use this opportunity to tell the VP that my projects were held up because of him. I will say it tactfully, but I will say it. The worst thing that can happen is tomorrow will be my last day. That’s already the plan, so let’s see what happens.