A conversation Mum and I had tonight:

Mum: What's the word on the street, Shell?
Me: Nothing yet.

Each day since this recruitment process started I've fielded all sorts of questions of this kind. Little does she know my referee checks were done today. The result is so close I can smell it. I am one step closer to getting my Switch.

I had a team meeting today with my pseudo manager, who was also on the panel. There were discussions around my teamie taking leave in July but it wouldn't be confirmed until my job was finalised, to which she said 'I don't think we need to worry about that!'

Should I be taking this as a good sign? Honestly I don't know. All I know is I'm nervous as heck. Friday is what I like to call 'crunch day', let's hope for some good news coming into the weekend.