Passed on a lead and they got the job after 11 years as a nurse's aide

I referred a former colleague for a role at my new company. It felt good to give something back after others helped me. Thank you for the advice that got me here.

That is lovely. It does come around.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.