When a door closes, a ...

As far as phone interviews go, this one was a disaster. He guessed he just wasn't geeky enough for her. He should have boiled his cobweb-ridden textbooks in water and eaten them in preparation of the interview. He should have... He should have... He should have...

Bah.

"So, what exactly is it that you are good at?" The sarcastic tone of the interviewer's voice was still ringing in his burning ears.

Talk about having your pride torn into itsy bitsy shreds. Man, she was good at that.

Ok, think positive. At least it was a very informative interview. He learned a lot of things from her. Things that he can implement in his work culture.

Oh, but drat it all. Rejection still stings. He could feel an L looming upon his forehead.

Nothing left to do but to go get some sleep and hope for a better tomorrow.

He woke up the next day feeling unemotional. Yesterday's phone interview seemed like a bad dream. He remembered every word that was said and vowed to beef up on his skills there. Who knows, she may call again and by then, he'd be ready for her. Grrrr...

"John, can I see for a moment?" his boss asked the moment he stepped into the office.

"Sure," John said and settled comfortably on the chair. Four years. That was how long he had known the boss and worked for the company. Heck, there was no perfect company but the firm had been good to him all these years. Still, it can't be denied that he had been feeling restless lately. That he had outgrown the company somehow. Like there was more out there for him to learn and immerse himself into.

His boss began the conversation in his usual gentle manner. What he said completely blew John's mind.

"We're starting a branch in Bangkok. And we need are thinking of someone to head that branch for us. Someone whom we trust. Someone who's been in the company and knows our ways of management well. That someone is you."

It was then that John knew that everything happened for a reason. And that rejection was not such a bad thing, after all.

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