Trashionista
Well-known member
Hi Everyone,
I have no-one else to talk to who will understand this kind of stuff, so I figured I'd vent to all of you.
Sooo...after applying, interviewing with my areas recruiter, having a 2nd interview with the regional manager and doing a demo for the trainer, everything had went perfectly beyond my expectations and the next day the recruiter left me a voicemail saying:
"Congratulations! You have passed the interview process and we are sending your information to the retail manager and she will call to set up a time to meet with you and offer you the job for full-time permanent. I've actually got the whole team excited about having you on board and this is exactly where you belong with this team."
That is verbatim as I just transcribed it from the voicemail that I've been replaying over and over agonizing every last detail. After I heard it the first time, what I basically heard was "I got the job!" because I swear, that's what it sounds like, right? Or am I just crazy?
Anyway, the first thing I did was call my husband, my mom, my brother, my best friend, other friends, etc...basically anyone who knows my obsession with MAC. Everyone was so excited and so proud of me and I was on Cloud9 for the next couple of days. I started envisioning my new life as a MAC Artist and I was the happiest I've ever been.
And then the Retail Manager left me a message the other day saying something like "I'm calling about you being a potential candidate....". Potential Candidate? Uh Oh. I'm very detail-oriented so those two words we're burning into my head and I was fretting over their meaning but my husband said I was over-analyzing and it was probably just a formality and if the Recruiter and RM and Trainer said I have the job, then obviously I have it. So I stopped worrying for a bit and called her back and set up a time to meet the very next day (yesterday).
So, yesterday I go and I'm not knowing what to expect since I wasn't told and there's nothing on this board about it. I'm thinking maybe I'm just going to have some friendly chatter with the Manager and her team and if I gel well with the team and then she'll offer me the job on the spot or something. I had only been to this particular store once after working out at the gym --looking a mess in sweats with no makeup on --because I was in a big hurry to buy some stuff from the Moonbathe collection.
And don't you know that the same girl who helped me buy my stuff that day is the Retail Manager? And she remembered me from that day, and after mentioning my visit, she started talking about image and how it's the most important thing to her, followed by customer service and goals, and how it's unfortunate, but a large part of her decision has to be based on image since the product deals with image.
Please keep in mind that I had gotten ready for over 4 hours yesterday. My hair was done (I have a funky, trendy, modern haircut & color), full face of bold colorful makeup with dramatic lashes, dressed in trendy all black clothing, wearing black Manolo Blahniks from the Fall 2006 collection, vintage black Chanel handbag, silver Alex + Chloe necklace, manicured fingers and toes painted with fireball--asides from plastic surgery and weightloss there were no improvements left to be made. I think that for some reason, she could only see me as that frumpy girl that I was when she sold me stuff
Then she went into a hardcore interview, with questions more difficult than any of my previous interviews, and since it was unexpected, I got really really nervous for the first time in this process and I probably totally bombed.
She ended it all by telling me that she's interviewing until Sunday and is doing call-backs on Monday. So, now I'm thinking that I don't have the job afterall. Someone will probably come in and interview who hasn't ever met her while looking a mess, and will realize that they're coming in for an interview, so they'll be prepared and won't totally bomb.
I am so crushed and heartbroken. After wanting this so bad for so long, I was so close I could touch it. Now I don't know what to do. Everytime I think about how awful I did, I start crying. And I feel so so stupid for telling everyone I got the job. That's even how I introduced myself to you guys!
I don't know what else to say except I'm devastated and if someone actually takes the time to read this whole looong thing, God Bless You.
Any advice would be much appreciated. I'm trying to keep the dream alive and really need this to happen.
Thanks!
I have no-one else to talk to who will understand this kind of stuff, so I figured I'd vent to all of you.
Sooo...after applying, interviewing with my areas recruiter, having a 2nd interview with the regional manager and doing a demo for the trainer, everything had went perfectly beyond my expectations and the next day the recruiter left me a voicemail saying:
"Congratulations! You have passed the interview process and we are sending your information to the retail manager and she will call to set up a time to meet with you and offer you the job for full-time permanent. I've actually got the whole team excited about having you on board and this is exactly where you belong with this team."
That is verbatim as I just transcribed it from the voicemail that I've been replaying over and over agonizing every last detail. After I heard it the first time, what I basically heard was "I got the job!" because I swear, that's what it sounds like, right? Or am I just crazy?
Anyway, the first thing I did was call my husband, my mom, my brother, my best friend, other friends, etc...basically anyone who knows my obsession with MAC. Everyone was so excited and so proud of me and I was on Cloud9 for the next couple of days. I started envisioning my new life as a MAC Artist and I was the happiest I've ever been.
And then the Retail Manager left me a message the other day saying something like "I'm calling about you being a potential candidate....". Potential Candidate? Uh Oh. I'm very detail-oriented so those two words we're burning into my head and I was fretting over their meaning but my husband said I was over-analyzing and it was probably just a formality and if the Recruiter and RM and Trainer said I have the job, then obviously I have it. So I stopped worrying for a bit and called her back and set up a time to meet the very next day (yesterday).
So, yesterday I go and I'm not knowing what to expect since I wasn't told and there's nothing on this board about it. I'm thinking maybe I'm just going to have some friendly chatter with the Manager and her team and if I gel well with the team and then she'll offer me the job on the spot or something. I had only been to this particular store once after working out at the gym --looking a mess in sweats with no makeup on --because I was in a big hurry to buy some stuff from the Moonbathe collection.
And don't you know that the same girl who helped me buy my stuff that day is the Retail Manager? And she remembered me from that day, and after mentioning my visit, she started talking about image and how it's the most important thing to her, followed by customer service and goals, and how it's unfortunate, but a large part of her decision has to be based on image since the product deals with image.
Please keep in mind that I had gotten ready for over 4 hours yesterday. My hair was done (I have a funky, trendy, modern haircut & color), full face of bold colorful makeup with dramatic lashes, dressed in trendy all black clothing, wearing black Manolo Blahniks from the Fall 2006 collection, vintage black Chanel handbag, silver Alex + Chloe necklace, manicured fingers and toes painted with fireball--asides from plastic surgery and weightloss there were no improvements left to be made. I think that for some reason, she could only see me as that frumpy girl that I was when she sold me stuff
Then she went into a hardcore interview, with questions more difficult than any of my previous interviews, and since it was unexpected, I got really really nervous for the first time in this process and I probably totally bombed.
She ended it all by telling me that she's interviewing until Sunday and is doing call-backs on Monday. So, now I'm thinking that I don't have the job afterall. Someone will probably come in and interview who hasn't ever met her while looking a mess, and will realize that they're coming in for an interview, so they'll be prepared and won't totally bomb.
I am so crushed and heartbroken. After wanting this so bad for so long, I was so close I could touch it. Now I don't know what to do. Everytime I think about how awful I did, I start crying. And I feel so so stupid for telling everyone I got the job. That's even how I introduced myself to you guys!
I don't know what else to say except I'm devastated and if someone actually takes the time to read this whole looong thing, God Bless You.
Any advice would be much appreciated. I'm trying to keep the dream alive and really need this to happen.
Thanks!
