Job interview

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I was living in Portland, Maine (USA), and was going to be interviewing for a job in Rochester, NY in a week or two. I had never met or spoken with the interviewing manager. Before this interview, I had to travel to Santa Clara for business at the same time that a golf tournament was being played at Pebble Beach. I visited the golf tournament, which was being played across three different golf courses, and got caught in a rain storm. I took cover under a nearby deck. While waiting for the rain to pass I over heard someone near me having a conversation about Rochester, NY. It turned out to be the interviewing manager I was to meet in a week or two! I thought that was certainly quite a coincidence!
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Date submitted:Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:34:10 +0000Coincidence ID:3401

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Moira Mclean (not verified)

Fri, 13/01/2012 - 7:28pm

Did you get the job?