Inappropriate, Awkward, Interview and Work: Missed cues

Missed cues

By Kylene - 23/04/2009 19:51 - United States

Today, I had an interview for a job in a professor's lab. He seemed like a really nice, grandfatherly old guy. We got up to go take a look around the lab, and he held out his arms really wide to me… so I went in for a hug. Turns out he was just gesturing for me to go through the door first. FML

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By Miscellaneous - 17/06/2017 19:00 - United Kingdom

Today, I went in for an interview with a firm where I'd done some interning before. After shaking hands with both the directors, I went to shake hands with one of the director's wives, who also works there. Turns out she was going for a hug and kiss on the cheek. I ended up kissing her on the lips. FML

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Hard no

By unemployable - This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I had an important job interview. The interviewer really seemed to like me. Instead of hiring me, he asked me out on a date. FML

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By amyhyett - 28/01/2015 23:18 - United Kingdom - London

Today, I walked into a door on my way in to an interview, in front of the interviewer and a group of people waiting to be interviewed. FML

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Toxic workplace goals!

By Anonymous - 22/04/2013 23:37 - Australia - Mona Vale

Today, I walked out of a job interview feeling confident because I'd really hit it off with the interviewer. He called me an hour later to tell me that I didn't get the job, since he was afraid we'd "get along too well and never get any work done." FML

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Objectification

By cmck932012 - 26/06/2012 06:18 - United States - Tyrone

Today, at a job interview, my interviewer bent forward and I admired his ass. When he turned, I couldn't tell if he caught me or not. At the end of the interview he shook my hand in congratulations of getting the job, then said, "Yes, I do work out." I have to see him every day now. FML

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By Kait - 05/04/2012 04:13 - United States

Today, I was cleaning the windows at work and a guy walked in so I opened the door for him. After I opened the door, he stood there with his eyes closed and his arms open. I thought he wanted a hug so I hugged him. Apparently he wanted me to spray him with Windex. FML

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By Krystl - 18/09/2016 16:35 - Australia

Today, I met the old couple I would be house-sitting for. As I was leaving the lady stuck her fist out towards me. After a seconds awkward pause I thought she wanted to fist-bump so stuck mine out and bumped. Turned out she was handing me the key. FML

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Nerves

By ADH2000 - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I had a job interview. I stopped to take a pee in the lobby before I went in. I relaxed a bit too much at the urinal and accidentally farted. I chuckled about it like a 5 year-old for a few seconds. The guy who had been next to me at the urinal was the interviewer. FML

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Foot, meet mouth

By Anonymous - 20/01/2016 02:51 - United States - Mission

Today, I was talking to one of my supervisors at my new job. He asked if I knew a professor at the school I recently graduated from, and I decided to babble on about how shitty of a professor he was and how much I loathed his class. He then looked at me and said, "That's my dad." FML

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Drugs, not hugs

By Anonymous - 26/08/2019 12:01 - United Kingdom - London

Today, in a crowded hallway, I saw the guy I fancy standing in front of me, with his arms open wide. Thinking he wanted to hug me, I wrapped my arms around him and stepped back. He looked at me like I was nuts. I then realised he was trying to hug the girl next to me. FML

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Sportsfreak2034 0

Friday 24 April 2009 2:02

haha..the awkward hug

AgentMull 0

Friday 24 April 2009 2:06

Good News Everyone!

Comments

tipple 0

Friday 24 April 2009 7:27

And to all you boring turds saying "this is why I don't hug people" or "this is why I don't hug without clearing it verbally first" - you should think about this. Did the OP really lose something irreplaceable by hugging someone - or *gasp* having an awkward moment? Not really. If you loosen up a bit and live life more, you will find you enjoy it more. To go skulking around scared to even hug someone in case it ends up "embarassing" you - how sadly pathetic...

deplorableworld 0

Friday 24 April 2009 7:43

This would have been more of an FML if you had been felt up by him instead.

wut_fml 0

Friday 24 April 2009 7:46

LOL GOD THAT IS SO AWKWARD. I sympathize, though. Yeah, generally, you shouldn't ever hug professors, but some of them are so nice and friendly that an ambigous motion or comment can be misinterpreted. I had a professor once who was very open to talking to students about their lives and problems. She LOVED me and wanted to be my mentor and everything, and we would have long email conversations back and forth. So I decided to confide in her a personal issue I had been struggling with, and things just got REALLY awkward and I felt so embarrassed by it that I just completely stopped talking to her.

Tsukasa_fml 0

Friday 24 April 2009 8:12

77th!

xex1ma 0

Friday 24 April 2009 8:22

Easy A?

Go_Home 0

Friday 24 April 2009 9:15

As awkward as it is, it's really adorable :)

Jt58612 0

Friday 24 April 2009 10:44

OMG...even if the interviewer is your mother, you still should not hug during and interview.

rukusrazor 0

Friday 24 April 2009 15:56

Can't hate on a hug. Who gets angry about that? Sounds like an uncomfortable moment though. Even more so if afterwards you tried to explain why you went in for a hug. I'm guessin' you get the job, just not the job you were interviewed for (if ya know what I'm sayin)