Because I am.
Or anyway, I was. This job-hunting process is far more humbling than I ever imagined. I confess that in two short months I was reduced to a sobbing, pessimistic, self-deprecating meatstack. This all culminated in an all-out ragequit cover letter that I wrote while skipping exercise, just to vent.
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Vainly dubbed: The Best Cover Letter I Have Ever Written.doc )