Super Daisies

Two interesting positions opened up recently and my resume reads consistently with the listed skills and experience requirements for both. Just today, I got a rejection from the one. Meaning, unless some additional opportunity pops up really fast, there is only one legal opportunity left before the franchise option is the reality.

You would think that after a full year of rejection letters and emails that they would roll off my back by now. But lets face it - its still a drag to be having a perfectly fine day and then have a rejection email pop up right after the kate spade email announcing the new arrivals. And, truthfully, it knocks me a bit off course for the day when I get a rejection for a position that I thought I would really like or that I had the exact experience they were looking for. At one time, I had really respectable people telling me that I was a great attorney. I had clients that appreciated what I did for them. Now I can't find anyone willing to let me practice law.

Hold up your index finger and say in your best E.T. voice . . . "Ouuuuch."

This morning I was in such a happy place that I stopped by the Whole Foods and got yellow gerbera daisies for my orange vase and put them in my cube. Thank goodness for that - right now they feel like all that is standing between me and a funk. They are, one might say, my major funk force repellent. Little did these flowers know that today they would have to serve as Super Daisies.

Navy Stockings - Always Appropriate!

(1) I interviewed at the firm with the lady who my husband dated. And may I just say, my husband has excellent taste in women! They sent me an email that said they would be making a decision this month.

(2) Regarding the job that was posted in this city, in my area of the law - Already got the rejection from that one even though two heavy hitters in the law world called on my behalf.

(3) The new year was like a break in a fever - there were two other jobs posted in this city in my area of the law, both great in-house counsel positions. I have already been to step 1, the screening process, for one of the jobs.

As we all know, the screening process is mostly to make sure that the candidate doesn't drool and can make eye contact and can dress themselves appropriately. Since I didn't fall asleep during my screening interview, I can assure you that there was no drooling, and I didn't roll my eyes or look away when anybody talked to me. HOWEVER, dress appropriate fail. I am sure that I looked super snazzy for the interview in my black coat dress with navy stockings (oops). Why do I even own navy stockings?

Regarding the other, I have already hit up the person I know there, but have heard nothing further yet. That one is a national job search process (read: will take a very long time and put me up against 1000s of additional applicants.)