i'm completely devastated. I got through all 3 rounds of interviews and a reference check for a job that would have been absolutely perfect for me. pays more than my current job, working in an industry that would actually help people and my community.
a week after the final interview, the hiring manager emails me to schedule a call and my heart soars. finally, after 3 years of job hunting I was finally doing to be doing something that didnt feel soul crushing.
nope. she scheduled the call to instead tell me that I was NOT selected for the role. one of the worst phone calls of my life as I try not to sob until I've hung up.
This happened last week and I'm still so depressed about it and feel that it was especially cruel of the hiring manager to get my hopes up so much by reaching out to schedule a phone call. She could have just let me know in that message that I wasn't selected. Instead I got rung pulled out from under me at the worst possible moment, and then had to just go back to work at my current job like nothing happened.
I feel so broken up about this and don't know what to do.