IHC Maternity Hates Me

Pass me the short straw, find me some worms, here we go again.....I interviewed with Riverton hospital for a position in their maternity unit about 3 weeks ago. I even got called back for an individual interview. My nurse manager gave me the green light and a glowing recommendation when she was called as a reference. I got a strange email Wednesday morning about attending another interview at the hospital for the same position and that I needed to call to set it up. I called and played a bit of phone tag with the recruiter. When we finally caught up with one another, she began rapidly giving directions on where I needed to go and what I needed to bring and that I needed to be prepared to answer a question during the interview, which she would email me within a couple of hours. When she paused to draw breath I jumped in with, "Would the question, by chance, be this..?" and I proceeded to give her the question verbatim. She sounded very surprised that I knew the question and asked me how it was that I came by this knowledge. I informed her that I had just interviewed a little over two weeks ago and had even been through the individual portion and answered said question. "oh....ummmmmm.......let me get back to you after I find out what it is the nurse managers want." "okay" I said.."If they are doing another round of interviews to narrow down the field, I am game." We hung up. She called me back a couple hours later and informed me that they had given her the wrong list and that I was not needed at the interviews on Friday. Tonight, right before I called in for my shift, an email appeared in my inbox from Human Resources....

"Thank you for your interest in the position of Patient Care Technician/CNA - Maternity - Riverton Hospital-65677 We appreciated the opportunity to discuss your experience and background related to this position.

We have narrowed the field of candidates to those whose training and experience most closely matches our needs. Unfortunately, you are not among the final group of candidates being considered."

Heart hits the floor, turn on the waterworks....my night is ruined. Rob gave me a sympathetic hug and said, "Don't give up" I just said, "whatever, this just keeps happening."

So, why is the one place I want to be most, the one place I'm not allowed to be for whatever unknown reason? What's the deal universe? Give this girl a break! I know all that good stuff about the Lord's timetable, and patience has not been one of my strong points and there is probably a very good reason as to why....but I am just too distraught/pissed/downhearted to see it and/or accept it with any sort of grace.

That's all folks.....