Today, I sent a cover letter to a potential employer. In the letter, I talked about my great attention to detail, my strong ability to focus, and my stellar writing skills. After hitting send, I reread the letter and noticed that I typed my name "B-R-A-I-N." My name is Brian. FML
I agree, your life sucks (9584) - you totally deserved it (35253)
On 04/16/2009 at 12:09am - work - by jusfonzin (man) - United States (New York)
Ummm that's why you read your letters before you send it.... you deserved that.
#1 - On 04/16/2009 at 6:12am by Ohdear1990
Just say it's your nickname or something. If you wrote about how intelligent you are, "Brain" might be appropriate...
You could shorten this FML by a lot... here.. "I can't spell my own name. FML"
Or... "I'm too lazy to proofread my own resume but I still think I'm going to get hired. FML"
#6 - On 04/16/2009 at 6:26am by planetearth
lol That sucks. :[ I've done something before where I called a man "Miss" when addressing the letter. Oops. We all make little mistakes like that. ;[
#10 - On 04/16/2009 at 6:49am by Minstrels
#3 FTW!
Always always always proof read shit like that before you send it. Especially when it can mean the difference between getting a job and not.
You should proof read everything if it's typed. Duh you deserved that for proof reading after you sent it! :oP
#14 - On 04/16/2009 at 7:18am by acro_actress95
Great attention to detail? You shouldn't lie about these things since apparently you don't have them.
So if you do get hired and they call you brain, would you say you spelled your name wrong or stick with brain for the rest of your career? :D
When you meet ur employer, you should tell him that all ur friends call u brain, and that ur just used to typing it, so it was atomatic.
#18 - On 04/16/2009 at 8:21am by AnniZee_74
that's why you re read it BEFORE hitting send, not after.duh.
#20 - On 04/16/2009 at 8:44am by audiogasmic
Just to console you - a lot of times people read really fast and don't really notice these things. Like Brain as against Brian or Field Vs Feild or recieve Vs receive.... I hope you get the drift. FYI - I have been involved in recruiting in my company.
that's why you read it first. your name should be: no Brain
#31 - On 04/16/2009 at 10:40am by AntiChrist7
Say it's your nickname. My girlfriend's brother is named Brian but people call him Brain. Try it.
#33 - On 04/16/2009 at 11:01am by firebrand111
LMAO! #6, I second that.
This is just so hilarious. If it wasn't in error, terribly witty too.
#34 - On 04/16/2009 at 11:16am by Mahidevran
Dudes, am I the only one who thought this wasn't an FML because he made a typo, but because he's afraid the potential employer will read about him saying how smart he is, and think he's just being a snotty douchebag by signing "Brain" at the end?
#39 - On 04/16/2009 at 11:54am by PTERONOPHOBIA
we all make that mistake, but uhmm... thats called proofreading. not an FML.
YDI for bragging.
#45 - On 04/16/2009 at 2:48pm by krankypoptart
I do that sometimes, but it's your own name. Ironic, seeing as you clearly don't have a brain. Proof-read?
#46 - On 04/16/2009 at 2:53pm by basketballbabee
This is why you always always always proof read your resumes and cover letters before sending them. Don't expect a call back from them. lol
You typed your name in full caps and with dashes? I don't think they would have accepted you anyway. (If you have such great writing skills you should know how to use quotation marks).
Regardless if it's not too late try playing it off as a joke.
>> After hitting send, I reread the letter
Wrong order.
#57 - On 04/16/2009 at 7:44pm by TydusArandor
i don't believe this one. the same thing happened in the movie "Igor"
#60 - On 04/16/2009 at 8:16pm by kingsolomon89
This really stinks. We've all had typos before. On the other hand, this is why you can't just trust spell check. Obviously, rereading it before sending would have been wise, especially for something so important.
#63 - On 04/16/2009 at 9:27pm by synchroskater
It's not a big a deal as you might think.... just tell them that you typed your thing up in Word/whatever, pasted, signed your name quickly and hit send accidentally.
#65 - On 04/16/2009 at 10:27pm by hellFighter
My dad's middle name is Brian, and on his wedding license he also wrote Brain. haha don't worry its not that big of a mistake. It happens. They might not even notice.
#66 - On 04/17/2009 at 12:36am by california512
LOL!
Ahhh my bf's name is spelt as Bryan hehe have friends as Brian..
& have mistyped it as Brain sometimes - not your fault hehe but then again,
quite an important letter, you should have checked it again
This could almost qualify as an example of Muphry's Law in action...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry%27s_law
#69 - On 04/17/2009 at 11:20am by l33tm0nk3y
if you're going to brag about how you pay attention to detail, actually pay attention to detail.
#70 - On 04/17/2009 at 12:23pm by Prisoner_24601
Roll with it. If you stick to the fiction hard enough they'll never now, Brain.
#71 - On 04/17/2009 at 2:12pm by cheesefest
Yeah, #60 is right.
In Igor, his name is Brain, but it was spelled Brian.
#73 - On 04/17/2009 at 9:14pm by LovesickMelody
thats why you check the letter BEFORE you send it, especially if you're typing it out on the computer. sometimes if its on Word the words change automatically too. but yes. i agree with #1, u deserved that :P
Proof-reading BEFORE you send is... wait for it... A NO-BRAINER!
#79 - On 04/25/2009 at 4:29am by missus_butter
Comment FAIL!!! #3 is one of the ONLY good comments here... and I doubt anyone who wrote a sucky comment even gets it.
You should have not been hired for using the word "stellar" XD
#81 - On 05/01/2009 at 10:42am by AskingForIt
It's a ducking misspell. Grow up. It's not even 'Hmmm... There is nothing really terrible going on in my life right now, and it's just kinda average and all but some tweensy gay little thing happened that kinda sorta irritated me' material.
---Cassy
#82 - On 06/05/2009 at 1:02am by xocassylovesyou
ALWAYS check the spelling to make sure it's correct. Honestly, idiots these days…
#86 - On 08/06/2009 at 11:28pm by antonioohama
Play it off and pretend that you were being an ass by showing off how smart you by calling yourself Brain
#87 - On 08/13/2009 at 3:49pm by AtoZandBeyond
