Things That Make You Go Hmmmmm
There’s been an interesting development related to my deputy interview. Maybe. Possibly. Probably not. But maybe.
It’s been exactly two weeks since my interview and I’ve heard nary a word. Nary a word about my status, but plenty of words about the status of others. As I mentioned in my last post, a classmate of mine who interviewed the same day was called back to meet with a background investigator the following day. Pass the background, you’ve got the job was the message. A friend of her’s, who is not attending the academy, was also called back. This past Saturday a second classmate of mine who also interviewed that day told me he received a letter on Friday saying that he would not be continuing on in the process. So that’s it, I figured. They’ve finally sent out the “Thanks, but no thanks” letters. I hadn’t received one yet, but expected to see it in the mailbox after I got home from class.
When I arrived home after class, I checked the mail box before driving up the driveway, only no letter. They had a lot to send out, so mine would probably come on Monday. Well, Monday was Columbus Day, so no mail. I’d have to wait another day. Which was not a big deal because by this point I’ve been waiting for a week and a half anyway and its just a letter telling me I didn’t get the job, so who cares? Right? Riiiiight.
It probably sounds like I’ve been obsessing, but honestly I haven’t been. Like I said before, I’ve more or less written this one off and have moved on. But still, it would be nice to know officially. You know what I mean? Closure, and all that jazz. So, I decided that if I didn’t hear anything by Wednesday (today) I’d call someone.
Only I wasn’t exactly sure who to call. I sent an email to my soon-to-be-in-background classmate–Ok, let’s just give her a name already. Call her Charity. I sent an email to Charity asking if I she thought I should call. She knows someone that works in the department’s personnel bureau and I thought she might be able to give me a clue as to who to contact.
This is where it get’s interesting. Charity called me back and suggested I talk to the background investigator (BI) that’s working on my dispatch background. I had thought about that, but wasn’t sure if that would be bad form or not. Then she told me that she thought it was a good thing I hadn’t heard anything yet. She said her friend who they wanted to put into background had withdrawn. Hmmmm, interesting. Then she said that she had been talking with the Director of our academy and he mentioned to her that my BI had come to talk to him about both Charity and I. Hmmmmm, very interesting.
Now, this could mean nothing. Since he is doing my dispatch background, the BI could be speaking with the Director regarding that job, not the deputy. That would be totally logical. As Charity said to me, “I’m not trying to get your hopes up, but…” And I’m trying not to get my hopes up either. Like I just said, those conversations could have to do with the dispatch job and I could check the mail today and find my “Thanks, but no thanks” letter. And if that’s the case, then so be it.
I did email my BI though. I tried to be tactful and not just blatantly pump him for info with something like, “Hey, did I get the job or what?” I just mentioned that I hadn’t heard anything and I know others have and would it be appropriate for me to contact someone to follow up. Seems like a reasonable question to me. So, now I have two messages to wait on. Yay.
Fortunately I have plenty to keep my mind busy. I’ve got some field sobriety tests (FSTs) to learn and collision avoidance and pursuit driving this weekend. Woo hoo!
