----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On entitlement and self-despair .... One of my best employees is leaving at the end of the month (can't remember if I've written about it here or not; too lazy to look it up). Hired her replacement this week, which is awesome--I can't believe it only took a month to go through this process. In the past it's taken two months to fill a simpler job. Anyway, the fallout, however, is that one of the candidates who didn't get the job is now clearly pissed. He's a contributor I've worked with a lot. I reached out to him this morning to thank him for his time--he was one of only four who got an in-person interview (out of dozens of people)--and that I valued his work and was looking forward to continuing to work with him. He responded by basically telling me 'yeah, no...after I file this next story I'm out.' Jesus. The person we hired is immensely more qualified on many levels and I have always gotten the vibe from this guy that he just feels entitled to this kind of job. I've tried to work around that entitlement but I seriously don't have the patience anymore. Sorry, guy, don't let your bad attitude hit you on the way out. Related: Today I interviewed for a teaching position at a local community college. My longtime mentor coached me extensively on the interview process and last night C. let me try out my teaching demo on him--and he didn't laugh once. I think I did OK. It's nerve-wracking. There were seven people on the panel and I know I forgot many talking points that I wanted to include and I only made it through 2/3 of my demo (but was able to quickly transition to the end when the one-minute mark signal was given). I don't know, honestly. I left there feeling pretty good but have spent the rest of the day feeling my ego slide down a rabbit hole of self-doubt and despair--as it is wont to do. I'll know next week if I get a second interview. and if I don't? Or if I do and I still don't get the job? Well, I vow not to be an asshole about the whole thing. I mean, seriously. 3:42 pm - 15.12.16
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