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Back to the Drawing Board
Ever since making the decision to move back to Maine, I’ve been wondering what the hell to do about employment once I get there. Maine is a small, rural, fairly poor state, and the public libraries don’t pay very well. Moreover, since the house is in Portland, I’m necessarily limited to towns within a reasonable commuting distance, further limiting my options. To be blunt, I can’t afford to be picky; I’ve sent a resume in for practically every posting that appears on the state library job site.
One of those jobs was for a school librarian in a posh private school quite close to home. I sent in a resume, had an initial phone interview with the head librarian, and waited to hear back about whether or not I had made the cut for a second interview. It was indicated to me that I would be hearing from them within a few days.
So I waited. And waited. And waited. And waited…
Finally, after having sent a couple of unanswered emails to the director requesting an update, I heard back from the head librarian: they had already brought in the interviewees for the second round, done the interviews, decided on a candidate, and offered them the job. In fact, the winner had started their new job the previous week. The head librarian was embarrassed that no one in administration had sent me my rejection letter, and apologized profusely. And sure enough, the letter arrived two days later.
Big deal, right? People get turned down for jobs all the time, and employers are sometimes lax about getting back to job candidates, especially those who didn’t make the cut anyway. So what?
One small problem: THEY MAILED THE REJECTION LETTER TO MY CURRENT PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT.
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