My poor husband

Okay, seriously! I know I just posted about "my poor kids," but there is no better title for this post.

Mike had an interview today. I KNOW! Less than a week after being laid off. He came home from work, in his t-shirt and shorts, and changed into the sole suit in his closet. He drove 40 minutes, with no traffic, to the job site for his interview. We just keep reflecting on how great he's had it these last couple of years working at the church - 5 minutes from home, working in shorts. Um, yeah, life's gonna be a little different!

He called me on his way home from the interview in a great mood. The guy who interviewed him also went to Arizona State, so they bonded, plus he knew one of the uppity-ups at one of his former employers. Mike was talking a mile a minute, feeling really excited about the interview and encouraged about the whole job-search process, even if this particular company doesn't extend him an offer.

Mike walked in from the long drive home, in traffic, and the kids were intrigued by his suit and tie. (they were napping when he left for the interview) They begged to put on ties, too, and everyone wore their ties "like Daddy" through dinner. I haven't seen Mike so cheerful and full of life in weeks.

After dinner, we all walked down to get the mail, as is our nightly routine. In the mailbox, was a letter from the company where he interviewed this afternoon.

Let me back-track and say that he submitted his resume to this company twice: once on his own and a recruiter also called him about it. He got the interview through the recruiting company.

So he opens the letter and it's a "Thank you for submitting your resume, but the position has already been filled" letter. Hmmm...um...really? Mike said, confused, "This letter is dated yesterday and it's not signed by the person who interviewed me. Too weird." I quickly deduced that the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing at this place. One person received his resume on line, decided he wasn't a fit and sent a letter while another person talked to the recruiter, liked his resume and set up an interview.

Regardless of what happened or why, this immediately let the wind out of Mike's sail. His whole spirit suddenly deflated. I tried to help him blow this off, because he interviewed and is still in the running for this job. Regardless, he's back to being apprehensive about tackling corporate America, looking for a new job. Dang.

Like I said: my poor husband! Just when he was feeling positive about things...what a bummer...