No sooner do the "Welcome" posts start to die down on the company's online bulletin board for the person who took the job opening I wanted in THIS department, than there's an announcement posted about the new hire who'll be reporting to Karla's department at the end of the month.

OK, I can officially forget about having anything resembling a shot at THAT opening, too.

I wonder how long it'll be before I can forget about having a shot at the opening in the department that the person who's transferring to this department will be leaving.