After missing out on promotion to a role I was already doing with excellent feedback, I had to step down to my former role. The new manager (an appointment from outside) made no attempt to hide her dislike for me and after a few months deleted my role and told me I would have to accept a demotion.
In the event I was made redundant and have been job hunting for a few months. I paid a company to re-vamp my cv and was pleased to have had two interviews in the past week. The first one I was sure I hadn't got, the interviewer made a disparaging comment to the effect that I was probably only the manager because I had been in the job the longest which was totally untrue. I explained that was not correct, but I took it to be a dig at my age and as I haven't heard anything more I presume I haven't got the job.
Yesterday's interview went well I thought, they seemed keen on me and asked when I could start and said they would be in touch 'very soon.' I haven't heard from them yet, but when I checked my profile on their application profile it says unsuccessful.
Am I being unreasonable to think I should have had an e mail? And will I ever get another job? I'm 61 (though I think I could pass for 10 years younger) and apart from the fact I can't get my pension for another five years, I want to work. I'm feeling very low at the moment.
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Feeling really despondent over job hunting
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Pollywollydolly · 28/06/2019 14:04
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