Hints and Guesses

Curiously, in yesterday’s job interview I was not once asked why I left my last job. This is the first time the interviewer has not asked that question (one interviewer in another interview asked why I left every single job I’ve had since college. Even the skating rink job. If you didn’t know I’d worked at a skating rink since college, we are more out of touch than you thought. And that is probably not your fault.)

Given the nature of the location of this position (currently identified as the university in my backyard), it is not surprising to imagine that they know, in fact, that I left my job because I got fired. That’s the nature of the church grapevine. Still, I was there for almost two hours (partly because I had a number of questions, and partly because of an add-on conversation at the copier). They’re making a decision quickly—today, in fact. I just wrote and sent two completely different thank-you notes, one for each interviewer, showcasing my personable writing personality and reminding them that in fact, I am the best person for this job. Pleasepleaseplease (except that I didn’t actually say that).

Should I get this job, I will start tomorrow, because the person I’d be replacing is leaving at noon on Friday, for good. I would like this job, which is probably not going to pay enough but will have fantastic benefits for parents of children in private school. Which we are, and we do not currently have these benefits. Should I get a job at this institution, the firstborn has promised to take his shoes off at the door every single time instead of sporadically, and he will always turn the lights out when he leaves a room. I am not sure that is enough for thousands of dollars less in student loans, but it may be all I get.

For the rest of what may be my last day of freedom, I am going to watch a movie and then maybe play croquet. It sounds good, doesn’t it?

Coming up: The end of the Death Tree, with pictures.