Corporate Assheads

My wife's place of employment recently screwed her over royally. For the past 3 years she's been working as the senior assistant manager, with the understanding that when a position opened up she would move into store manager. Let me illustrate just how certain she was of this. We stayed in a house that was a little too small for us for 2 years because they had told her she would be relocating unless her own boss quit, in which case she would just step into her shoes.
Last week her boss quit. Her chain of stores has a new regional manager, that has met my wife once before. She came down to interview for the position. There were 2 candidates, Janet, and Janet's assistant manager. We were 95% positive that Janet would get the job. If they chose her assistant Janet would have to train her in much of the job's duties, and it would be an entirely illogical choice. Well her boss decided to be illogical, and she hired Janet's assistant, so Janet gave her notice 3 days ago.
This meant that I had to find a job and quick. I was speaking with one of my friends on the day that it happened, and she said to me "She's quitting her job before you have one? Is that wise?"
Janet and I both thought this was kind of funny. Janet even went as far as to say "I was so not worried about you finding work that it didn't even occur to me.
Here's the thing. I am the king of cover letters and job interviews. I'll write about this in my next blog entry for anyone that's interested, but believe me when I tell you this: there are some interviews where it is best to just shut up, don't say a word, look the interviewer sraight in the eye and listen.