my friend john was just hired for a 150,000 dollar job . oh , wow ! congratulations to him ! ! i know right . he is one lucky guy . it sounds like it ! what kind of a job is it ? finiance . it 's a job i 've dreamed of for a long time . we have the same credntials . oh man , that 's rough . maybe after he works there for a bit , he can put in a good word for you . it seems the slot he took was the only one .
Someone else securing a coveted opportunity or resource that the speaker wanted.