I had an initial interview with both DMs, which was followed up by a 1-1 interview with one of the store managers. After this interview, I had another interview with 2 more women who stated that he DMs felt that I had more questions about "work-life" balance since I have 3 kids and a husband; I didn't have any questions and I believe this was based on the fact that they had concerns over my dedication to the job. I had already told them that my husband could help and was willing to be a part of my "contingency" plan should something go wrong while I'm at work. One of the DMs told me I was a strong candidate after all, I am current a GM with a Master's in education, and I have previous retail experience. After my last 3 hour interview with the 2 other managers who spoke to me as if I had the job, I got a call from a DM saying that they filled the positions with 2 other external candidates who she thought had skills that directly transferred to the position. I interviewed with 5 people, turned down other interviews to attend this interview, and spent lots of money on gas to attend these interviews just to be offered a part time sales associate position so I could "get my foot in the door and learn about the company."