THREE MONTHS LATER! I heard from the hiring manager of "the" job today. I don't know whether to laugh or cry! She sent me this very nice e-mail about how she'd been meaning to get a hold of me and she was so sorry that this internal candidate showed up at the last minute and that if I was still interested in Mayo she'd have lunch or coffee with me and help me how she could. She also said if I was burned out on Mayo she'd understand :huh: I'm going to wait to e-mail her back. I really want to e-mail her back and tell her exactly what I think about Mayo and only hiring internal candidates over and over again. Or I could be nice, thank her for the e-mail and tell her I've decided to stay home and take care of my growing family instead. Either way I think its best I wait a day or so to respond.