Panicked–how I felt when I got out of the car and realized the dress I was wearing was completely wrong for my job interview. It was too late now. The interview was in five minutes. I had bought three dresses for my interview and all three of them were wrong. This was the least objectionable and it was all wrong! I had to teach a demonstration lesson with kids I didn’t even know in about 30 minutes. All I could do was march in there and hold my head up.
Panicked–how I felt when I looked over during my demonstration lesson and noticed a girl out of her seat. She was shaking her water bottle full of pop and getting ready to spray it all over me and the other students at her table. Luckily, I noticed her in time and grabbed the offending bottle.
“I’ll take that,” I said.
“But it’s mine,” she said, her lip trembling.
I set it in front of the director who was observing me. He was oblivious.
Panicked–how I felt when the director was showing me the campus. The run-down playground, the abandoned field they used for P.E. The classrooms without computers or books. How can students learn here? I wondered.
I had a lot of ideas for how I would help those students, but I didn’t get that job. I didn’t panic, though. Sometimes, things happen for a reason.
Beginning Again 
I’m looking for a job after being on maternity leave for a year. This spoke to me. Thank you, I’ve been feeling alone in my job search and tackling this new chapter of my life
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It’s hard, but keep trying. I’ve been at the same school for 15 years and was nonrenewed. I thought no one would want to hire me again, but I am now starting to get calls.
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Thank you for your support and inspiration. It is that feeling that no one will want to hire me that I find overwhelming, you start to wonder your worth. The brain really can be a runaway train sometimes. Good luck in your new journey!
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