Work: Today, I missed a phone interview for a job at Telstra because... - FML

By fucktelstra - 17/03/2016 11:42 - Australia - Adelaide

Today, I missed a phone interview for a job at Telstra because Telstra's phone network was down. FML

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By taylah - 13/10/2022 10:00

Today, I had a phone interview, my first job interview in months. Two seconds in, I not only lost my signal, my phone froze up and stopped working completely. For six hours. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/01/2016 15:54 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I got let go from my job, because my personal cell phone doesn't always have signal, so I missed an important call from work. My contract specifically said I'd get a work phone, which never happened. FML

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By goodtiming - 20/05/2010 16:58 - Canada

Today, I finally got a job interview, and I thought it went amazing. They were supposed to call me today or tomorrow with the news. Today is also the day that my phone company decided to cut my phone off. FML

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By Kanata - 31/08/2019 02:05

Today, my phone cut out during a call for a job interview. I tried calling them back, but there was no answer. Later, I got an email from the interviewer, saying I was no longer being considered for the position due to my being "rude and unprofessional." FML

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By Brokebitch2017 - 27/02/2017 22:00

Today, I finally got my phone and internet services reinstated after a billing mishap. During the week that I was without service, I had 3 requests for interviews and a position offer. None of those opportunities are still available. FML

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By ellie - 23/02/2011 07:10 - Australia

Today, I got a missed call from a lady at an employment agency asking why I hadn't turned up to an information session for a potential job. Yesterday, the same lady told me the job position was canceled. FML

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By unemployed - 09/11/2018 15:30

Today, after months of job searching, I finally got a call for an interview. Right in the middle of the call, my phone hung up so the music app could open. I tried calling them back and got no response. FML

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By thyella87 - 21/08/2010 19:20 - United States

Today, my hours got cut because I couldn't make it into work when they called me in. Why couldn't I make it in? I was in an interview for a better job. I didn't get the job. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/11/2018 13:00 - United States - Seattle

Today, I had a job interview. I got there as quick as I could, having to travel 2 hours into a city I'd never been to. When I arrived, they told me I was turned down for being too late. They'd rescheduled the interview an hour earlier and I wasn't notified of the change. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/02/2023 18:00 - Canada

Today, I woke up early for a job interview. I got lost and arrived an hour late, only to find out it was the wrong day. FML

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ananicosia 28

Thursday 17 March 2016 19:43

I'm sure you can reschedule, don't stress about it

ScratchCatPower 32

Thursday 17 March 2016 19:46

Oh, the irony. Well, hopefully your interviewer will understand the situation. You can reschedule! Good luck!

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GetUhome 12

Thursday 17 March 2016 19:42

that sucks.

extrasnipes 22

Thursday 17 March 2016 22:51

I don't know what Telstra is but I'd find pretty much if it was a phone company.

ananicosia 28

Thursday 17 March 2016 19:43

I'm sure you can reschedule, don't stress about it

DaniealThePope 18

Saturday 19 March 2016 14:07

One does not simply redo a job opportunity with Telstra, there interviewers will be down.

dkane 12

Thursday 17 March 2016 19:43

That sucks OP hopefully they see what was wrong and give you a second chance

ThirteenThirteen 27

Thursday 17 March 2016 19:43

What a close call

nzhx 23

Thursday 17 March 2016 19:44

If their networks were down they'll know about it and surely they'll understand you can't be held accountable. Hopefully you can reschedule, in which case, good luck!

metazoanhaddock 11

Thursday 17 March 2016 19:45

Sounds like their maintenance guy was phoning it in..... No? I'll just let myself out then...

jerryj 27

Friday 18 March 2016 7:27

And don't let yourself back in.

JustThatPerson 21

Saturday 19 March 2016 8:26

No, let me help you! Here you go. -opens door- And don't come back please.

Apparentlyacunt 18

Thursday 17 March 2016 19:45

That's a mitigating circumstance they will find hard to dispute. Hope it works out for you OP.

ScratchCatPower 32

Thursday 17 March 2016 19:46

Oh, the irony. Well, hopefully your interviewer will understand the situation. You can reschedule! Good luck!

thefmlman2011 36

Friday 18 March 2016 2:23

OP doesn't call them, the interviewer calls OP, and the interviewer couldn't do that, because of the outage.

logank013 20

Thursday 17 March 2016 19:47

How ironic

toba122 12

Thursday 17 March 2016 19:50

Your name, lmao

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