Happened to me on Friday, actually. Had the offer, in writing, was told the job wasn't mine. Ruined my whole weekend. Felt a serious lack of self-worth. Monday

Happened to me on Friday, actually. Had the offer, in writing, was told the job wasn't mine. Ruined my whole weekend. Felt a serious lack of self-worth. Monday I got an equitable offer from a company I'm more interested in working for and I've been riding high all week. YMMV.