Work: Today, I went on a job interview. The interviewer said it all...

By Anonymous - 06/07/2014 18:06 - United States - Monterey Park

Today, I went on a job interview. The interviewer said it all went well, but he can't hire me because I've got a nose piercing, and that type of "image" isn't the kind they're looking for in their employees. This is the guy who had a full sleeve tattoo. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/09/2020 17:01

Today, I went for a job interview and was rejected for having a 'visible' tattoo. It's white ink, so you can't see it unless you look super closely. The only reason they knew about it was because I was honest and mentioned it when asked if I had any tattoos. I guess honesty is not the best policy. 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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By Protectress - 23/08/2011 06:50 - United States

Today, while going around trying to find a job, a manager came up to ask me, "Are you looking to work here?" I nodded happily, hoping this would be the end of my search. She looked me up and down, saw I had a jacket on to hide my tattoos and said, "Sorry, I can't hire heroin addicts." FML

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Overreaching

By Anonymous - 11/05/2021 00:01

Today, I was told I can’t wear a nose ring at my new job because several customers "don’t like it." It’s a very small nose ring and the job is a shack that serves food through a window. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/03/2015 12:23 - United States - Woodbridge

Today, I got fired for having a visible tattoo on my neck. The tattoo in question is a scar from a surgery I had 2 months ago. The same one paid for by my employer's insurance and missed 2 weeks of work for. FML

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By Mmorgan771 - 04/08/2015 17:02 - United States - Altamonte Springs

Today, at work, a customer told me how unprofessional my piercing made me look, and insisted that someone else wait on his table. It's not a piercing, it's a mole. FML

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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 heatherfeather22 - 31/07/2014 03:28 - United States - Ottumwa

Today, I got into trouble at work because a customer complained about my face tattoo, I don't have a face tattoo but I do have one behind my ear. Nonetheless, I still got written up and had to cover it with a band-aid, which ripped out hair when I took it off. FML

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Clueless

By jobless1 - 05/07/2015 04:04

Today, I went to an important job interview, only to be told I'm not what such a "prestigious" company was looking for. This from a pimply-faced 20-something who took a personal call on speakerphone mid-interview, and actually said "LMAO" out loud at his friend's joke. FML

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Professional.

By Anonymous - 23/06/2018 19:00

Today, my boss threatened to fire me for racism after I refused to hire a black woman. I didn't hire her because she came to the interview wearing what was basically a bikini and she was covered in tattoos depicting lewd sex acts. FML

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Sunday 6 July 2014 21:26

Yeah the image they're going for is "badass" and you didn't quite hit the mark ;(

colby6666 43

Sunday 6 July 2014 21:26

Double standard much?

Comments

andiesaur 18

Sunday 6 July 2014 21:44

Talk about a cop-out. Sorry, OP. maybe that isn't the type of company you would want to work for, anyways.

unwantedforlife 14

Sunday 6 July 2014 21:46

That's work discrimination and you can get him in a lot of trouble

wvcheesehead 13

Monday 7 July 2014 4:09

Sorry, the pierced are not a protected minority.

Oswin_fml 10

Sunday 6 July 2014 21:47

Why would you want to work for him anyway? He obviously didn't care about your skills or how qualified you are for the job.

Adam5858 17

Sunday 6 July 2014 21:49

Wait,i dont think he can not hire you for that reason.

WardenWolf 26

Sunday 6 July 2014 21:56

You still deserve it for getting a nose piercing. You'll still be unhireable most places, even if what this guy did was bull.

HeyTherexxx 21

Monday 7 July 2014 0:59

When you take a stud or any other type of piercing out of your nose, it's usually not noticeable unless you're extremely close to that person. Unless he has a nose gauge, nobody will think much of it.

doemetoch 28

Monday 7 July 2014 12:44

Really? I have a noce piercing, never had problems finding a job. Also have dreadlocks and tattoos by the way, thought nothing really in-your-face. Of course, when going for a job interview, I wear nice clothes, put my dreads up in a bun, cover my tats and put in a subtle, discreet piercing. Basically what I do anyway when I go to work.

KaneHunter 22

Sunday 6 July 2014 21:58

Ugh sorry to hear that, OP. I can't understand this whole piercing deal. I've always seen employees with different piercings at jobs since I was a kid. I find it stupid how now everyone's saying it's bad and that those people cant work and whatever.

worldclassrager 39

Sunday 6 July 2014 22:00

Can't you just take it out? My job was so professional I had to take my piercings out and hey if it fills in you will work a day to have it redone

interesting33 36

Sunday 6 July 2014 22:21

And isn't it illegal to not give someone the job just because they have a tattoo or piercing? I don't know in USA but in UK I'm pretty sure you can't discriminate because of that (though people do)