I flew to California for a round of interviews with a couple of different companies on a strict schedule. My very last interview I thought would not take more than an hour, and I left myself about two and a half hours to get to the airport. The interview ended up lasting three hours, and I was faced with the decision of having to put a stop to the interview so I could catch my plane or stick it out in hopes that I would make an awesome interviewee.

I stuck it out like a champ (see: promptly exploded into sobs and anxiety about how I would get home as soon as I exited the building) and had to spend a miserable night in the Oakland airport for a 6am flight the next day.

I didn't get the job that made me miss my flight so it totally wasn't worth it but I did get the second one I wanted!