Passed on a lead and they got the job after 9 years as a teaching assistant

I referred a former colleague for a role at my new company. I would rather hear the honest version than the polite one. It felt good to give something back after others helped me. Thank you for the advice that got me here.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it 11 months ago, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.