Name Mistakes in Interviews

Second round interview...

So I had a bunch of interviews with folks at the bank and I'm collecting all the business cards along the way in my portfolio. Another interview happens and "Jim" (who I haven't met before) gives me his business card too, chats with me. Thing seem to be going well and we talk a long time, and inquires about who else I've met that day. I rattle off a few, scan the stack of business cards for any I've missed and I say "Jim" -> who I was sure was the senior guy before me because of the placement of the business cards (I had an order which I apparently didn't follow very well).

So Jim plays along and is like "Oh, you met with Jim already?" and I say "Yeah, I think he was just in here before you". Conversation moves on, and interview wraps up.

I realized only after the fact that I made the mistake.

Other than this fuck-up I thought the interviews with these folks and everyone else in the bank went pretty good - some extremely well. Am I screwed?

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Jim was just messing with you. He and his buddies are no doubt getting a good chuckle out of it. Don't worry.

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