Three more days... unless the VP tells you something during your meeting with her today??? There are a lot of mixed signals at your company. I get the impression that they want to do right by you, whether it's this promotion or something else they will give you instead. Do you get that sense?

I wonder if they would hire someone external to avoid insulting you, the AVP, or the other internal candidate?

I am in the category of people who would rather have bad news immediately than wait for good news. Not theoretically, but in practice. I hate waiting. Suspense drives me crazy and I start to ruminate. Is that anxiety? I always thought some people were just that way.

I am reminding you of something you said earlier:

"I hear you about keeping this in perspective and thinking the worst. I've struggled with that in other areas as well. My ability to predict the future is pretty terrible. So, I'll let this process do what it needs."