More Waiting

So I'm off today.  It's Friday morning and I happily arrive at my usual Starbucks haunt, blissfully unaware that the interview results are being emailed out, one by one.  I'll find out today whether or not, I got the job.

One coffee later and I'm filling my car with fuel when I get a text, from my friend and colleague who also interviewed for the job.  "Have you heard from Donny? xx"

Donny is the HR bod from the place we interviewed for.

"No, I'm out.  Have you? xx" 

"I didn't get it and neither did Nathan or Poppy xx"

I commiserate and vow...

"I'll check when I get home and text you xx"

After several more texts while I detour around the supermarket, I finally arrive home, log on, no email. 

My colleague got the same email to both her work and home address and so I expect the same and failing that, my "out of office" is on my work email so surely that would be a clue?  There is nothing to my home email and my colleague badgers me to email Donny, still, I don't want to do that, he may be in the process of emailing results out, one by one, for each of the twelve candidates.

The afternoon races on and I get a running commentary, via text from my friend of who hasn't got the job as the emails get delivered.  Surely my odds are rising?  I feel ill at the very thought.

By 4pm, I still haven't heard.  No email, no phone call and I can't stand it any longer.  I spend 20 minutes compiling a "casual" email to the HR man.  "Hi Donny, no need to respond but if you're sending out the results of my interview today, please send them to this address as I'm off work today.  Have a great weekend.  Kindest regards... J"

Twenty minutes later, I get an email from Donny.  "I've literally just left the office, can you call me on my work cell?"  He hasn't provided his number.

I reply; "Hi Donny, I can call you, what's your number?"

Another twenty minutes later and I have his number and I dial.  The first couple of minutes, after he's announced he's at the gym, seems like waffle to me, and then I hone in on... "so if you're still interested, we'd like to offer you the job."

I can't quite believe it, a permanent job off the back of a redundancy situation, plus promotion. 

I text my friend, "I got it." 

I feel bad that I did get it and that my friend didn't, but either way, I can't believe it.  I have no experience in this area and I have no idea what they saw in me and why the placed me above the other candidates.  I'm so grateful for the chance.  I'm just grateful.