Job interview, Awkward and Work: Rash decision

Rash decision

By caiti - 06/08/2009 01:25 - United States

Today, I had a job interview and things were going really well until I noticed the woman interviewing me staring at the inside of my elbow. I am recovering from a poison sumac rash, and each spot looks like a puncture wound from a syringe. I was dismissed before the interview was over. FML

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By Crunchy - 19/04/2009 21:52 - United States

Today, I had a job interview. Everything was going really well until I noticed a bug on my interviewer's lower neck. I shouted that something really disgusting was crawling on him. It turns out it was his big hairy mole. FML

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Unexpected visitor

By Anonymous - 07/02/2021 21:30

Today I went to a much-anticipated job interview. I've been out of work for a month and I really need and wanted this job. I then realized that yesterday's hike was not a good idea when a tick crawled across my forehead in the middle of the interview. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/06/2012 18:09 - United States - Charlotte

Today, I had an admissions interview at my dream college. I spent hours practicing questions and picking the perfect outfit. It was not until after the interview that I realized I'd scratched a pimple while waiting, and my forehead had been smeared with blood the entire time. FML

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By bleeding - 06/12/2009 01:24 - United States

Today, while I was waiting for an interview, I picked at a something I felt on my chin thinking that it was just some food. I had a good interview. Then I got into my car and looked in the mirror, and saw that I had blood smeared all over my chin. Turns out I had picked a zit. No one told me. FML

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By Sod's Law in action - 17/03/2018 01:30

Today, I turned up to my job interview ready for any question, with impeccable references and previous work experience. Then I saw that one of my interviewers was the lady I accidentally hit with my bicycle last week. She still has stitches in her cheek. No job for me. FML

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Chapped out

By Anonymous - 12/12/2009 09:28 - United States

Today, I was having lunch with my mom before an important job interview. She commented than my lips looked dry and crackly and gave me her chapstick with aloe to put on. Apparently I'm allergic to aloe and my lips got so swollen I could hardly talk. It was too late to reschedule the interview. FML

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Lookin' good

By racoonface - 19/04/2009 15:17 - United States

Today, it was lovely outside so I decided to tan outside. I burn pretty easily, so I put on sunscreen. I fell asleep on my side, so when I woke up, I had a massive burn on only one side of my body, with sunglass lines. Tomorrow, I have a job interview. I'm going to go in looking like a racoon. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/12/2011 20:23 - United States

Today, I had an allergic reaction to my deodorant. My armpits wouldn't stop itching, and by the time my shift was over, they were raw and bloody. FML

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By Cody - 30/12/2008 09:35 - France

Today, I was at a job interview at McDonalds. All was going well until the manager told me that I'd have to remove the piercing that I have on my eyebrow. I didn't think that my mole would be so confusing. FML

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Stylish

By boo - 27/05/2009 18:15 - United States

Today, I had a job interview. I had to drop my daughter off with my babysitter first. When I got to the interview, I got a weird look from the vice president of the company. I had lime green poop running down the side of my white blouse. FML

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wibble28791 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 9:09

Yeah, you could've worn longer sleeves, or maybe tried some concealer? I suppose you could've also tried to explain to her about the rash, but she probably wouldn't have believed you anyway...so yeah fyl.

ajkkls63 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 9:26

You shouldn't work at a place that would jump to 'rash' decisions like your interviewer did.

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iFruit 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 15:38

Btw, some people are saying that the reason the interviewer turned OP down was because of their rash. Technically yes, but it was actually cause OP's rash looked like lots of needle injections, and the interviewer thought that OP was taking drugs. I think....

tori12 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 15:52

You should have just told the person it was poison sumac when you saw them looking. I'm sure they would have just understood. That's what you get for not being assertive

epicFAIL_Sometim 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 16:04

YDI for doing drugs. What the hell made you think a drug addict could get anywhere in life. I hope you get over you addiction soon or at least kill yourself. Don't take this too hard, because I'd much rather you go to rehab then kill yourself! Almost all life is precious!

Melania890 9

Friday 4 March 2011 18:36

OP doesn't do drugs. It was poison sumac. Learn to read.

a_cad_1 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 16:04

The interviewer was having flashbacks of her own rehab days.

Chubtubdaplaya 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 16:12

YDI. Who the heck wears a short sleeve shirt to a job interview??

atomick 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 16:20

You deserve it for not saying, "I see you've noticed my Poison Sumac rash. Don't worry, the doctor said it will clear up in a day or two." There you go, crisis averted.

dan81892 2

Thursday 6 August 2009 16:45

YDI for not explaining yourself

escape2music 0

Thursday 6 August 2009 16:58

FYL but you could've explained yourself when she was looking at it. but it sucks that she was assuming shit.

lo1337a 1

Thursday 6 August 2009 17:10

wtf is poison sumac?! Never heard of it. YDI for being a hypochondriac & inventing new diseases to give yourself, fatty.

Anonymiz 4

Thursday 6 August 2009 17:37

lo1337a: Educate yourself before making remarks. "Poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix or Rhus vernix) is a woody shrub or small tree growing to 7 m (20 ft) tall.[1] All parts of the plant contain a resin called urushiol that causes skin and mucous membrane irritation to humans. When burned, inhalation of the smoke may cause the rash to appear on the lining of the lungs, causing extreme pain and possibly fatal respiratory difficulty." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_sumac *** The mere fact that YOU have never heard of a certain thing does NOT mean that it can't exist. Get over yourself.