Today, I heard back from a company that I recently interviewed with. They told me I didn't get the job because "it was obvious that I had been coached." I wasn't. Sorry that I actually researched the company unlike the rest of the nitwit candidates. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I got a call from the only company that asked me to come in for an interview of the many applications I submitted. I answered it even though I was at my current job. My boss heard and chewed me out. The call was to cancel the interview since the position was filled. FML
Today, I received a call telling me I had not gotten a job I would have been a perfect fit for. The hiring manager told me they "went in the opposite direction" and chose to hire someone with less experience, so they didn't have to pay them as much. She made sure to tell me I was still the better candidate though. FML
Today, after months of job hunting, I finally got a phone interview with a company. Excited, I prepared for the interview and conducted extensive research on the company. The interview ended within a minute. They'd got the wrong person. FML
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
Today, I went to a job interview. I never applied for the job, they'd sought me out, had a phone interview, and sent samples, all before the face-to-face interview. Turns out none of the people I met with had even read my resume or writing samples. I was told I might not be a good fit. FML
Today, while waiting for an interview at the career that I've been spending months tailoring my résumé for, I was thrown up on by my only competitor. Guess who got the job. FML
Today, I got a call about a job interview, saying I was hired. I was ecstatic, until they called me back and said they'd called the wrong applicant. They called again later, saying there'd been a mistake and I really was hired. When I went in to confirm it, they said they'd never heard of me. FML
Today, I had a job interview that I really wanted to nail. Everything was great until the interviewer asked me why I left my last job. I meant to say, "I felt it was time for a new challenge," but instead I said, "I felt tired of pretending to care." The look on their face was priceless. Needless to say, but I don't think I'll get the job. FML
Today, I called a possible employer I had an interview with about a week ago to see if I had got the job that I have already been trained for. Her response? "Are you sure I interviewed you?" FML
Today, I walked out of a job interview feeling confident because I'd really hit it off with the interviewer. He called me an hour later to tell me that I didn't get the job, since he was afraid we'd "get along too well and never get any work done." FML
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Top comments
iOceanus 18
You're qualified for the job, so we can't hire you. The logic. -.-
subhaan786 19
That's unfortunate OP seems quite dickish for them to say that Better luck next time!
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Comments (77)
nikkiluvzglen 16
Sorry that happened OP, some people are a just dumbasses
swimmer20 6
At least you got a call back
grogers311 20
I voted both I'm sorry lol in NO possible scenario did you deserve that - that's usually an interviewer's dream candidate! Something better will come your way, keep doing what you're doing and you'll end up in a good spot!
Witchylady 18
Did you tell them that? They don't deserve you anyway. I am sure there is a fantastic job waiting for you. Don't give up.
stefree601 3
Maybe he came off stiff and aloof. Jobs are as much about fitting into a culture as anything else. Frankly, as a hiring manager I am shocked they would say anything at all. In the New World it is far better to say nothing more than, "we're sorry but we decided on a different candidate and our HR policies prevent us from saying more" than to expose your company to possible litigation.
Ray_of_midnight 23
Sounds like maybe they don't want anybody who's too smart, figuring that either they'd be bored or they'd be a threat to the boss's job.
frankhobz 14
So it is possible to be too smart
lina21 12
Wow. Apparently they don't want someone invested in their company if they turn away people for taking the time to research before interviewing. Sounds like what could easily be a destructive work environment anyway OP. Happy job hunting for a better opportunity
rooneygirl420 13
You're damned if you do, and you're damned if you don't. Smh
sabine123_fml 5
Probably hired a babe he hoped to screw instead