No one knows this, but in the beginning of the year, I had a few interviews at Lehman Brothers, and I considered working there.
A friend at the Junior League told me about an opening in their corporate communications department, a position where they were looking for someone with strong web skills (Hello!). I sent over a resume and eventually had two interviews with two different people. They went extremely well and I thought I had it in the bag.
Then they stopped calling. Cold.
I was upset and worried that maybe I had said something wrong, but considering how well the meetings went, I guessed that wasn't the case.
A few weeks later a very good friend was laid off from one of their offices in Jersey City. Shortly there after, the media started rumbling about Lehman's financial woes.
We all know how the story ends.
Long story short: I'm glad they never called me back.
