The position was filled two weeks before I even applied for it; they were slow in updating the website.

I was so disappointed I almost cried, but a tiny part of me was relieved. I'm not sure why, but I think it had something to do with feeling like I narrowly escaped rejection.

Still, I'm even more unhappy with my job now. That job was like the light at the end of the tunnel and I was running toward it as fast as I could. When I found out it was gone, it was like the light was snuffed out and now I'm standing still in the dark.

Can I be any more melodramatic? No. No, I don't think I can.