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By Anonymous - 28/08/2012 16:56 - Canada - Orleans

Today, wanting to be on time for my first job interview, I woke up at the crack of dawn and walked almost an hour through a thunderstorm. When I arrived, I was told that the manager wasn't in today, because of the bad weather. FML

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

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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 two 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 ignored - 28/09/2019 00:01 - Canada

Today, I showed up on time for a job interview. After waiting for about three hours, I was informed that the manager had "better things to do" than interview me. FML

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By Lady Julia KaNeko - 20/06/2019 10:15 - United States - Meridian

Today, after going to bed at a decent time last night so I could get up early, I overslept. Not only that, I thought today was the day of my job interview, so I rushed to get ready and go. As I parked in the parking lot, I realized today was the day before said interview. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/09/2013 17:41 - Canada - Red Deer

Today, I had an interview for my dream job. I spent all of last night preparing, researching the company, and making sure everything was perfect. My interview was for 8am. I woke up at 10:30 to an alarm that had not gone off. FML

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By screwyoucompany - 19/05/2017 20:00

Today, I had a job interview. I was almost late due to road closure and being blocked in my street by the trash truck. The "interview" turned out to be a hiring fair, with lots of other people. I had to wait outside for 3 hours in the sun with no shade, water or food. I didn't get the job. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/10/2019 12:00 - Australia - Perth

Today, it was my first day of work at my new job. I got dressed and arrived early, only to find out that the store had closed due to a power outage. Then I found out that the person who'd hired me had totally forgotten about hiring me anyway. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/03/2016 23:48 - United States

Today, I took a two-hour bus ride to get to orientation, got stuck a block away because the pedestrian sidewalk was closed, waited half-an-hour for my ride in the rain, when someone called the cops on me for acting suspicious. I got to the interview soaking wet, and they told me they'd rescheduled. FML

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By ButNotBed - 04/11/2018 13:30

Today, I was told to be at a job site bright and early. I woke up and pounded several body smashing drinks to get going. They then called to tell me work was canceled due to weather. It's 6am. I can’t get back to sleep. FML

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By SamAaron502 - 29/10/2015 10:16 - United States - Saint Peters

Today, I woke up at 3 a.m. to get ready for a "fun work retreat". After driving 2 hours to the site, I find that nobody's there. After about half an hour standing there freezing, I get an email from my boss, telling me that, "It's canceled due to bad weather." FML

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missalkali 8

Tuesday 28 August 2012 22:55

there's no bus? subway? train? taxi? couldn't call first? they couldn't call you? not to mention the manager couldn't find a mode of transportation because of the rain? "wet" the heck is up with that?

DocBastard 38

Tuesday 28 August 2012 22:57

And that's why you always call to confirm, especially when it's an hour walk. Lesson learned, I hope.

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BracJones214 3

Wednesday 29 August 2012 2:06

you live in the south? cause we're getting some bad storms down here.

roxyartist 8

Wednesday 29 August 2012 2:17

Damn! The guy should have canceled the interview earlier! Poor OP!

the_true_batman 10

Wednesday 29 August 2012 2:56

I had a job interview today (was actually a second interview). I drove, the weather was beautiful, and everything went perfectly. I must have stolen all your luck OP, sorry about that.

alexwhite117 0

Wednesday 29 August 2012 5:45

Thats weirs. I have my first job interview tomorrow I have to walk at least 45 minutes and in waking up early... Ugh I hope the person is there

HmongJohn 9

Wednesday 29 August 2012 6:16

You deserve to get hired just for that alone.

pikachuthekyd 4

Wednesday 29 August 2012 7:04

That's really unprofessional -,-

xgetxbentx 13

Wednesday 29 August 2012 10:50

Fyl, but probably for the better. Clearly they have shitty communication skills if they weren't able to call you and reschedule. I've had a job where the manager has bad communication. In fact, the communication level is so bad that I am still technically employed there but on medical leave even though I haven't worked a single shift in over a year and called every day for a month to be taken off medical leave and put back on the schedule. The stress that job caused me was SO not worth it.

linnie_wesker 20

Thursday 30 August 2012 0:27

#70 Haha I know how it feels... I went through a few interviews and then got hired on the spot at this one place, they said they'd call me to tell me when to come in and I never heard from them again. I was pissed so instead of calling them I interviewed for another job, got hired on the spot and have good hours and better pay than I would've had there... oh well. :) Everything happens for a reason I guess.