I'm sorry to leave y'all hanging for almost a whole week...I've been spending so much time in front of the computer at work that I hardly feel like turning mine on when I get home!
You guys are seriously the best, though. I was feeling particularly anxious and fatalistic last Wednesday, but all of your comments helped me to realize and remember that everything is going to be okay. And as several of you mentioned, now is not the time to freak out. An interview is just an interview and there is no guarantee that I'll even be offered the position, so why stress out now?
If I do happen to receive a job offer, I'll need to weigh my options and look at the pros and cons of each, as many of you suggested. Jon (God love him) took the time to work out all of the financials and concluded that we can definitely make it work, so that is one less thing to worry about.
As for the interview? I think it went really well, but then again it's sometimes hard to gauge if an interviewer is truly enthusiastic about you as a person and potential employee or if they're just really friendly. She was very up front with me about the number of applicants they've had and the number of interviews she has conducted and has lined up after mine. This particular institution has been in a hiring freeze for the past year so the department is very lucky to even be able to fill this position. What that all boils down to is that they have a lot of highly qualified and desirable applicants for just this one position.
I was told to expect some news either way by the end of this week and I'm really hoping it's good news because the position sounds ideal for me. It's high exposure and completely different one day to the next and most importantly, I wouldn't be sitting in a cube all day! The manager seems lovely and I think I could really learn a lot from her. I've been checking my iPhone fanatically, hoping for an update but I'm guessing I won't hear anything until Friday because the HR department is notoriously slow. Until then, I'll be sitting on pins and needles, but will be sure to let you all know the outcome.
