Job interview, Awkward and Work: Today, I had a job interview. The moment I walked into the room,...

By Jobless - 07/09/2010 23:27 - Canada

Today, I had a job interview. The moment I walked into the room, the interviewer said, "OK, I will interview you, but there is no way I'm hiring you." FML

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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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By parker1993 - 03/02/2011 18:53 - United States

Today, while waiting for a job interview, a woman sat down next to me and asked if I was here for the job too. Thinking she was also an applicant, I tried to demoralise her, and said the job was going to be a complete joke. With that, she stood up and said, "Do you still want to go into my office?" She was the interviewer. FML

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Glazed over

By lulupie - 08/08/2016 09:10

Today, I went to a job interview. I really needed the job to keep my apartment. As I was being interviewed, the manager looked past me and stared off into space. There goes the job and my apartment. FML

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By Lyingg - 05/10/2011 20:33 - United Kingdom

Today, I had a job interview. The only moment I impressed the interviewer was when I talked about drama. He started to talk about a play I hadn't seen, but I decided to agree on everything he was saying. Suddenly he said, "the play doesn't actually exist." I silently left the room. FML

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Waste of time

By wasteoftime - 07/06/2017 20:00

Today, I went to a job interview. I never applied for the job, they'd sought me out, had a phone interview, and sent samples, all before the face-to-face interview. Turns out none of the people I met with had even read my resume or writing samples. I was told I might not be a good fit. FML

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Cocky

By Jeanna - 15/03/2016 23:14 - United States - Baskett

Today, I went into a store for an interview. I've had several places wanting to talk to me and this job was a lot lower paying. I got a little cocky and when offered the job, I said I wanted some time to finish my other interviews first and see what my options were. The manager then took back his offer. FML

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Not a good sign

By DeepFriedZombie - 09/08/2016 00:18

Today, I went to my first job interview. I didn't think I was doing too badly, until the interviewer said, "Wait a second, you're in high school?" I explained that the guy who'd called me had said that this wouldn't be a problem. I then watched as my interviewer left his desk to "deal" with him. 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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Discrimination!

By DamnYou - 04/01/2023 18:00

Today, in this horrible job market, I finally got an interview with a dream company. But like the dumbass I am, I mentioned my baby in the interview and got the "look" from the interviewer. Bye bye yet another job. FML

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By Username - 12/05/2011 06:17

Today, I called a possible employer I had an interview with about a week ago to see if I had got the job that I have already been trained for. Her response? "Are you sure I interviewed you?" FML

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PlutoSA 0

Wednesday 8 September 2010 9:13

That's when you say "I'm actually a common-law attorney investigating allegations of incorrect labour practice. I'll listen to your excuses now, but I'm not going to believe any of them."

Norwegian_Wood 4

Wednesday 8 September 2010 9:08

Ouch. Were you dressed unprofessionally or something? Without more info I can't decide if YDI or FYL.

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xXxDestinyXxX 0

Wednesday 8 September 2010 9:18

More details please! What did you look like?!?

Laby_fml 9

Wednesday 8 September 2010 14:47

Lovely picture, and it's true how no one can really vote since the information is obscure

TheNewGuy03 28

Wednesday 8 September 2010 16:28

ya know, it's fmls like this that cause me to believe that the op should be required to give a certain amount of information, e.g., key details. you know...so it makes sense. |the kid|

itz_towelie 6

Wednesday 8 September 2010 9:25

you cant fault the guy for bein a straight shooter

goldhighways 0

Wednesday 8 September 2010 9:30

awww that's not fair at all. did he tell you why? I'm sure he'd have to have a good enough excuse to say that to you before even going through with the interview. fyl op

Arsonnist 3

Wednesday 8 September 2010 9:38

Obviously the guy wanted to get to know you. Stalker! Report him.

sourgirl101 28

Wednesday 8 September 2010 9:41

It's sad but many don't dress proper where I work. One of my pet peeves are people coming in and asking to borrow a pen to fill out an application. Not prepared in my book.

Jimboom 11

Wednesday 8 September 2010 10:01

Start recording on your phone, ask him to repeat himself. Then sue the ass of him for discrimination.

libertarian 0

Wednesday 8 September 2010 10:09

this bugs me in America. private business can and should be allowed to pick their employees with full discretion. best worker for the position. if they pick a less qualified white guy over an over qualified black guy, their business will suffer and their competitor can pick up the black guy and flurish.

RedPillSucks 31

Wednesday 8 September 2010 14:29

Unfortunately, they would do exactly that. I had a manager at an engineering firm that only had a highschool degree. He was a horrible manager, and we were constantly having to conver his butt, but he was part of the good-ol-boy network. Business don't always hire the most qualified person when they're allowed to discriminate.

fishertruck 0

Wednesday 8 September 2010 10:03

Maybe he was just testing your response to a situation that would evoke negative emotion from you :) Or it's possible,like others were saying,you weren't dressed appropriately for an interview.There's not nearly enough information to judge who was at fault.

PincheEdgarr 0

Wednesday 8 September 2010 10:19

GET ON YOUR KNEES

Kanvis78 0

Wednesday 8 September 2010 11:13

You whiney little babies, OP never said he wouldn't get hired because of race, religion , age , etc etc . So all you fools crying discrimination, shut it. Most likely came to the interview looking like a slob, or late, or flaming, etc. :) Enjoy.