Receiving an interview for a job that would mean I could stay at home with my bundle of joy whilst using my clinical and mentoring mind seemed like a dream come true. Or was it?
Three weeks notice was great; as i was still exclusively breastfeeding my little one who was just approaching 18 weeks. I never got on with expressng milk in the early days as I found it excruciatingly painful, but i had three weeks to express enough milk for my husband to cope for the day of the interview.
When the day finally came I was excited but also nauseous at the thought of leaving my bubba. It would be the first time ever. I prepared like crazy, to make sure it was worth my while!
I was 45 minutes early. I’ve noticied with motherhood i am either late or early. Today i was early.
It was a decent experience, at least 30 people were there for different job roles. It had been a while that i had stood to present work on my own or with a team, but it felt familiar.
The day passed quickly, but by the time I reached home my boobs were on fire. I had left my pump at home😫. Luckily, my baby was about to feed again when i returned so that was a relief!
At 7.30pm, i received the news that i had not been offered the job. I was disappointed. Intensely disappointed, because it felt like a wasted day. I had left my baby at home, only to be told that I was a strong candidate and if i had interviewed on a different day, i would’ve been offered the position.
What does one say to that?
I think the lesson for me here was that if something is too costly, which for me it was at the time. Don’t do it.
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Was Worth The Wait 