So.
Enough time has passed since I applied for a certain job but have not heard back yet that I am beginning to wonder if I should contact the person in charge and see if they went with another person for the job. However, it might just be that they have been busy with aspects of another project so they have not gotten around to contacting me yet. This is where I am holding out hope at the moment. That the job I could potentially get is something that was back-burnered for a time until the other project had wrapped. As of a few hours ago, that project was nearly wrapped up. The potential employer sent a tweet saying that they project was nearly complete, and now here sit. Waiting. Worrying. And feeling large degrees of uncertainty and sadness.
I am now beginning to triple guess the writing sample that I sent along. Did I pick the wrong subject matter? Did I misunderstand the nature of the call-back? Am I the one who botched it because I did not follow up in time? Is it time to assume that I am no longer in the running? Did I not showcase my abilities well enough?
So many questions, and so much self-doubt. Partially, I wish I had not tied so much on whether or not I would get this job. I've had other jobs in the past that paid on more consistent basis and were closer to the creative writing that I so love and hope to produce a children's novel for. But I really wanted this job. I haven't had the opportunity to pursue opportunities--so to speak--until the past year or so.
I truly don't know what to do in this situation, and it is driving me crazy with worry that I'm going to make or have already made the wrong decision. Reach out and contact? Have patience and see what happens? Hyperventilate or be cool as a cucumber. (For the record, I don't really hyperventilate, but feel like if I worked on it I probably could make a fair attempt at such a thing.)
I will be good for now. Good and patient and see what happens next. But man, I really want to contact the potential employer.
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