It's just so unbelievable that I can go on a second interview, be asked about what time I need off for vacations, be told paydays are the 1st and 15th but can be changed to every 2 weeks if that works better for me, told I would be on probation for about 4 weeks and then on my own, told I would have 5 days paid vacation, told that since I already had a background and fingerprint check from my former employment, it would quicken up the process for them and then not get the job.

Do you know what I mean? Who wouldn't think they had the job after that? It's not me reading into things. That's what just blows me away. Is this simply the current job market or am I doing something wrong?

I consider myself a pretty good read of people. Every time I get an interview, it goes swimmingly. I have a good rapport with most people. That’s never been a problem. I’m engaged and engaging. Interested, but not desperate. Professional, but not too serious. Flexible, but no pansy. So what is the problem?

I’m beginning to think I’m too old. I don’t know what I’ll do since retirement is 30 years away and working the pole is 15 years gone by. I can’t take another “oh, it’s their loss anyway” from my well meaning friends and family. My republican husband insists it’s political and I should “thank Obama I can’t get a job”. That’s all well and good but what’s wrong with me? Why don’t they like me? How can a person not take rejection personally?

It used to be that if I got an interview, I got the job. Then that went away. Then I thought if I do well in the interview, I've got the job. Then that went away. So this job comes out of the blue, and they do everything BUT tell me I have the job, and I still get a kick in the face. That's what hurts. I totally give up at this point. My ego can't take anymore rejection.