Today, my lovely wife Heather is coming in to the office I work in for a second interview. A webmaster position opened up, and she was considered first after applying for another job with our company a few months ago. She was in the running until the very end, when they went with someone else. Now, it seems my company's giving her a second chance.
I firmly believe my wife is more than qualified for any job within this company. She's smart, she's talented, she's got a good eye for aesthetic quality as well as functionality, and she works well with customers. I think this position she's interviewing for would be a perfect fit for her skills.
The problem is, my company has this problem with making the right choices. I know I'm terribly biased in this situation, but I maintain that Heather deserved to get the job she interviewed for previously. And she was close...REALLY close...to getting it. Yet, at the last minute, they pulled the rug out from under her. It devastated her. For days she was deeply depressed, doubting her skills and her abilities. Her friends and I were very concerned. I can't blame her for feeling as badly as she did; I would too. They lifted her hopes, only to let them fall and shatter on the cold, hard ground below. For those reasons, I've told her not to get too excited about this current opportunity. I don't trust my company to make the right decision in hiring her, and I don't want her to feel let down again.
It's a shame, too. I want to be excited for her and for this opportunity. She'd be perfect for it. But, I feel like I can't, because I don't want to jinx it. To her credit, she's looking at it much the same way I am, but I believe that deep down, she still really wants this job and will still be hurt if she doesn't get it.
I hope very much that my gut feelings are wrong, and that soon, I'll be able to happily and proudly announce that my wife has a new job. Nothing would give me greater joy.
Like the title says, it doesn't hurt to have hope...right?
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