u/Agreeable-Ice-8367

I guess it just makes sense to me if the album went for the top-down approach when talking about social classes. “Sheep” has to be the last track, of course, but why does “Dogs,” the song about the middle class of people — and the longest track, and one that functions as a kind of centerpiece — come before the one about the top class of people, “Pigs”?

It’s a micro-nitpick, but I am genuinely curious. Does the band first want to introduce you to the frame of mind where everyone is out to get everyone else, only thinking about themselves, which applies most notably to Dogs but also very much to Pigs, and even Sheep?

I’m finally digging deep into the album, because I’ve been falling in love with the band recently, and want to hear the thoughts of a longtime fan — or a very confident newer one.

So, I won't get into all the other details that explain why this is so frustrating and, frankly, devastating, but basically I've been in the process of being hired for the last 3 months. My wife is a full-time student, and this in-between-jobs thing has been much more manageable with the knowledge that I have this amazing job to look forward to.

It's telecommunications with the Police Department, and I went through several rounds of testing, several rounds of interviews, an extended background check process, and was simply waiting to be contacted for a start date. During the last interview (a four-panel one; it was quite nerve-wracking but I crushed it), the guy leading it all stopped me while I was answering a question and said, "You know what? It's clear that you know your stuff and can handle anything we throw at you, so I'm just going to show you around." I met the guy who oversees the department and he said that he wouldn't be surprised at all if he saw me again, wink wink, which I took to mean that I had this in the bag.

A friend of mine who also works in the police department said that anyone who gets to the background check process (what I've been in for a while) has the job, and once they're proven to not be lying about their history, they get contacted for a start date. I don't have anything to hide, so I felt confident about this as well. On top of all of this, I was told about a month and a half ago by the hiring manager that there were only two people in the running including me, and that there were actually two positions to be filled -- one part-time, one full-time -- and that if I didn't get the full-time position, I would get the part-time one.

So, imagine my surprise when I got an email, just 25 minutes ago, saying that "another candidate was chosen to fill the position." I'm not entitled to anything, of course, but, man -- what gives??