Five hours of interviews

It was down from seven hours.  The CTO didn't segue to the software designers then the VP.  This is never a good sign.  But I'd had five - count 'em -- F-I-V-E b2b interviews.

Everyone asks why I left telecom.

Why I left the perfect job.

The perfect job title.
the big company.

Why am I looking to work at such a small company.

What people don't seem to get is that ennui - that existential boredom - comes from lack of challenge.

I've been there.

I've seen it.

I've eaten it.

I've smelled it.

I've felt that touch before.

I have to move foreward or I'm buried while still alive.

******

The interviews are stacking up.  NEVER do more than one a day.

Send the "regret to inform you, but I'm not pursuing next steps with you" emails early

ALWAYS be the first in an interview to mention it's not a "fit."

***** Friday morning ***

new "NEVER" do again:

Never schedule face to face (f2f) interviews one day after the next.
No more than three f2f interviews a week, and only then if they're separated by a day.
Don't even bother trying to manage a phone screen, tech interview, with a f2f in one day - switching gears between companies & job descriptions really isn't that easy.

Yes, one of the horrible things yesterday is that I forgot I'd spoken to someone on a phone screen - my hiring manager, the one I met yesterday in meat space.  (*i SUCK*)

Interviewing is like a dance performance.  You're all jazzed before hand, but then afterwards..