I applied when the job was posted in August. In September I had a 30-minute phone interview with an HR rep. We had a great conversation and was immediately put at ease and learned a lot about the role. She informed me that they are creating the position and want to hire someone ASAP. Perfect! A week or so went by and was informed I was selected to move on to another short phone interview with the hiring manager. Again, I felt super comfortable and learned more about the role... all of it got me excited. Fast forward a week or so and I got an assignment to create three programs that would benefit one of the seven areas of development that the culture team focuses on: Work Life Balance, Diversity & Inclusion, Career Growth, New Hire Experience, etc. I had a weekend to complete that... then waited. In mid-October I heard I was selected to come in for a face-to-face interview! The interview was scheduled for... mid-November. This was four 30-minute interviews, half face-to-face, half via video. FINALLY at the END of November, I found out I was not selected for the position. This was particularly devastating because of the 3+ months I was preparing, reading, thinking about the role. I actually turned down a role I was offered during the process. The whole thing took ENTIRELY too long. If all of this was in a regular 3 week stretch, it would have been a wonderful experience, even though I didn’t get the position. Fast forward a week