Today, I was at a second interview for a job that I really need as I got laid off last month. Midway through the interview I went to cross my legs and realized I had on 2 different shoes. FML
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On 07/10/2009 at 11:08am - work - by unemployed (woman) - United States (Colorado)
Agreed. They probably didn't see. Plus, it's not like they aren't going to hire you because you had on two different shoes. Also, if you didn't notice it that morning, then the were obviously close.
The OP said they crossed their legs, so the interviewer could have seen it. Lets hope not LOL. But yeah you should probably get ready with the lights on!
Hahaha priceless. Maybe they will just think it's your style and that you're really cool
#3 - On 07/10/2009 at 2:14pm by madasahatter
How the hell did you not realize you put on 2 different shoes earlier ?
* insert statement full of win here*
#4 - On 07/10/2009 at 2:17pm by Person1233
That's what I want to know. I mean. Do you just have your shoes in a pile or something? and do they all feel the same when you're wearing them?
I just can't believe people are this dumb. Not to mention the interviewer probably didn't notice or care in any way.
#9 - On 07/10/2009 at 2:24pm by genius_man16
Come on, you don't have to sound like a jerk. This woman has been laid off, times are stressful enough as it is, she was prob looking for a job for a while and just accidentaly put on different shoes. I'm sure it happens more than you think.
#23 - On 07/10/2009 at 2:54pm by kristindabomb
I don't know about you, but all my heels, flats, and even tennis shoes all feel completely different from each other. I would've defiantly noticed that without even looking down. If you couldn't tell the difference, then maybe they weren't all that different to begin with, which is no real biggie.
Now if you're mixing designers... that's a whole new level.
My mother always told me never to cross my legs though. Especially for interviews.
It gives off bad body language.
#41 - On 07/10/2009 at 3:55pm by redbluegreen
I understand that she's been going through hard times, but that just means that you try THAT much harder to impress someone. I also don't understand how you put on two different shoes. I can't wear two different sneakers on my feet let alone dress shoes.
#63 - On 07/10/2009 at 7:01pm by pleasetryagain
Hilarious. This is one of those FML's that are just funny. I can totally imagine the horror of realization.
#5 - On 07/10/2009 at 2:17pm by metal27928
If it's a decent company, they'll hire you because of your skill, not your shoes. But hey, if I were an interviewer, I'd be more interested in someone with style and spontaneity than all those other frickin' robots trying to look all perfect and tidy.
I don't match my socks, either. Not in the slightest. It makes it so much easier to put socks away in the drawer (you don't have to match them) and if one sock gets a hole in it you don't have to throw away the pair.
OP: If you were sitting at a table, she couldn't have seen. Don't worry about it... and if she's hiring you for your shoes, there are some major issues with her.
#59 - On 07/10/2009 at 6:24pm by dancexoxtwilight
well, i purposely wear odd socks. sure, i hav matching ones, but i go out of my way to make them odd. so long as theyre like, same shape/height watever
:)
yes, i know im odd :D
#87 - On 07/17/2009 at 4:35am by addictedtomusicc
And this is why men have two, maybe three pairs of shoes.
1) Everyday shoes
2) Dress shoes
3) Winter boots
#10 - On 07/10/2009 at 2:25pm by midwestjerk
Eh. I have running shoes, everyday shoes, two different pairs of dress shoes (brown and black), work shoes (work as in like, yard work, not office), and hiking boots (doesn't really count, though, I know).
they might take it as "hey, this chick is not uptight and free spirited" and like the fact that (although not intentionally) you made light of a tense and stressful situation.
i have actually gone out before then noticed i had 2 completely different shoes on... i know where youre coming from OP!! heh :)
my mum did that once...she got to work and realised one shoe was black and the other was navy blue!!! haha!
#13 - On 07/10/2009 at 2:33pm by kittyfairy
Wow, I hope they were the same style or something, cause otherwise that'd be really weird that you hadn't noticed before then....
Anyway, as long as the interviewer didn't notice and didn't decide not to hire you just because of that, this isn't really an FML...
#18 - On 07/10/2009 at 2:40pm by paper_flowers
i doubt that could possibly keep you from getting a job, they were obviously similar enough for you to not notice until then
#20 - On 07/10/2009 at 2:46pm by fyourlife33
haha! oh my god, thats horrible! i would be sooo embarrassed. hopefully you had pants on and not a skirt so you could somewhat hide the fact.. good luck on the job, it sucks not having one!
I bet you had a second pair just like them at home.
Seriously, I know more than one other person who did this before. I'm assuming that they were at least CLOSE.
Thanks...I'm getting ready for a second interview on a job I really want and now I'll be sure to check my shoes before I leave ;-)
I'd have been mortified if I were you but seeing as how if they really like you they'll hire you regardless of your shoes it's not really an FML...just laugh it off
Hope you got the job :-)
#29 - On 07/10/2009 at 3:10pm by ChefFrenchie
If the interviewer was a man, don't worry about it: he wasn't looking at your shoes.
If the interviewer was a woman... yeah, you're screwed.
HAHAH!! That's too funny! Good one! I do that alll the time! It's pretty embarassing, but it could become your trademark! :)
#32 - On 07/10/2009 at 3:27pm by AhhhLeeGee
lol i hope your a woman... it would be a lot more noticeable on a guy... not to mention that you might be homosexual if your are indeed a guy crossing your legs lol.
Meh, there are worse things that could have happened. At least you didn't go in naked. OR maybe that would have been better ;)
my teacher came to class one time with one brown boot and one black one haha
#69 - On 07/10/2009 at 9:23pm by sweet_as_arsenic
Seriously, none of my shoes feel the same... Even my runners, NONE. How? Weirdo you.
#40 - On 07/10/2009 at 3:54pm by PakiPakiPaki
In my defense, they were both black ballet flats but one had gold studs all over it and was quite obviously different!
#46 - On 07/10/2009 at 4:10pm by backpack7785
I just imagine the look on your face once you noticed haha but relax, assuming that the shoes don't defer by much, they probably didn't notice
Wow, not rly an FML, big whoop if u had 2 diff shoes, she prob didnt look there anyways!
#54 - On 07/10/2009 at 5:07pm by chtaimetoupie
haha, i love yew.
ur like the one that says, "they ARE following you, and they ARE out to get you."
or you're the interviewer :)
either way. lol.
#86 - On 07/17/2009 at 4:30am by addictedtomusicc
You "really need" the job? You've only been laid off a month. Try six months. Or try never being able to get a job in the first place.
I don't care if this shit is fake or not, that made me LOL.
#58 - On 07/10/2009 at 6:13pm by fmelanieslife
Maybe they satisfy a quota for hiring mentally disabled people. You might still have a shot.
And btw, crossing your legs will not get you the job.
That's not that bad... they'll think you're very poor, and desperately need the job. :p
#62 - On 07/10/2009 at 6:45pm by misterman2
Ahaha.
They didn't notice if they didn't bring it up in the interview, or stare at your feet. So you've probably got nothing to worry about.
#68 - On 07/10/2009 at 7:58pm by DearGravity
Did you not get the job? And if you only had 1 pair of each type of shoe: dress, sneakers, flip flop, and work like a normal person this could have been avoided.
#70 - On 07/10/2009 at 10:00pm by FOBpeteyisgay
Aw damn, I hope the interviewer found it amusing if they noticed at all. I'm sure you didn't put on two different color shoes.
#72 - On 07/10/2009 at 10:12pm by p00p0ster0us
Oh, the sheer agony of shoes that don't match. She put on a tennis shoe with a sneaker, the sheer horror will end the world!
#74 - On 07/10/2009 at 10:28pm by cr3stf4ll3n
The man who taught the CEO of eBay negotiation skills once told me that the one body language signal with THE highest correlation with failed deals is...you guessed it, crossed legs. If memory serves, in the experiment they conducted not one of the subjects that crossed his/her legs got a deal.
#75 - On 07/10/2009 at 11:04pm by disgruntled_stdt
Haha!...I would have been really embarassed then laughed later on!
#76 - On 07/10/2009 at 11:09pm by missbubbly101
Like in the United airlines commercial! Haha. He ended up getting the job though. :D
#77 - On 07/11/2009 at 12:47am by peatymasta
And somehow you managed to find your way to the interview? Shocking.
#78 - On 07/11/2009 at 1:26am by Soitgoes74
this is stupid. this should say: I just got laid off. FML.
#79 - On 07/11/2009 at 1:29am by Guitarist45
How don't you deserve it? You are the one who put two different shoes on. This is not an FML at all. So what if you have two different shoes?
I imagined this scene happening to me and... it seems mortifying. Not because it's a big deal, but it's just one of those things that catch you off-guard when you should be focused. But, I literally LOL reading this. I hope you got the job. Screw wearing matching footwear.
hahahahahahahahaha. i laugh now, because chances are, i will probably do the exact same thing one day.
then u may laugh at me in return :)
but u know, if they were the same colour, thats not so bad?
loll, ur probably on the path of insanity now.
next thing you know, you'll be convinced a squirrell switched your shoes.
haha, we'll be on the same padded cell block in the next ten years.
:) ithinkuniquely
#85 - On 07/17/2009 at 4:26am by addictedtomusicc
How does that happen? Anyway, they probably didn't notice.
#88 - On 07/27/2009 at 11:38pm by theodivine
i think i know # 85...ur name isn't rayana, is it, 85? likes rping and drawing and tokio hotel and breaking benjamin....and bing insane...and likes creepy/twisted stuff....
and who cares, OP?
