Work: Long goodbye

Long goodbye

By Kali - 04/03/2015 00:28 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I got a call from a potential employer. They spent five minutes explaining job duties and I listened with anticipation. Then they spent five minutes explaining why I wasn't the right person for the job. FML

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Same thing different taste

By Anonymous - 25/07/2014 02:04 - Canada - Burnaby

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

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Classic

By Wrong number - 25/02/2022 21:00 - Canada - Vancouver

Today, I got a call and was offered a position with a company that I really wanted to work for. I just had to wait a week to confirm that everything was good to go. Ten seconds after ending the call, they called back and said that they'd called the wrong person. The offer was for someone else. FML

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Waste of time

By wasteoftime - 07/06/2017 20:00

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

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Whatcha wanna know?

By Anonymous - 15/01/2023 22:00 - Germany

Today, during a job interview, I spent an eternity telling them everything about my experience, my character, my passions, and my previous jobs. Next thing I know, the recruiter said, “Now let’s get to the part where you tell us something about yourself!” FML

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Logic

By Anonymous - 20/07/2021 20:01

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

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Rejection burns

By jobless - 10/03/2017 18:00

Today, I received a rejection e-mail from a potential employer I interviewed with. I asked for some feedback and they said I didn't seem interested. I had showed extensive interest, even brought up some of the company's recent events, and literally said, "I'm very interested in this position." FML

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Time is money

By Anonymous - 27/03/2023 18:00

Today, I had a job interview that I had spent hours preparing for it. When I arrived, the interviewer told me the position had been filled already and they forgot to notify me. I wasted a whole fucking day for nothing. FML

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Coming or going

By almost governmental - 05/09/2014 22:02 - United Kingdom - Peterborough

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

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Toxic workplace goals!

By Anonymous - 22/04/2013 23:37 - Australia - Mona Vale

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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By jobless - 13/02/2011 05:31 - United States

Today, I discovered out of the 20 job applications only one job called me for an interview. They told me to leave after two sentences. FML

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hkhan24 23

Wednesday 4 March 2015 9:13

It was nice of them to deliver such a personal rejection, I mostly just get automated letters or nothing at all. But maybe this was a bit over the top..

abNormal62 23

Wednesday 4 March 2015 9:31

Take their feedback and adjust your presentation and resume for future applications to similar jobs. Drop them a letter thanking them for the frank assessment and advise them you are are making the changes they suggested and you hope they will reconsider you in the future That type of initiative could get you reconsidered later,if the person they hired doesn't complete the probationary period, or considered for other openings later Management looks for people that can reflect, learn and adapt Good luck with your search, you got passed the screening of resumes to the interview stage, so you are on the right track

Comments

Timmster 8

Wednesday 4 March 2015 9:32

What a douche bag.. Better luck next time, OP!

caitch87 13

Wednesday 4 March 2015 9:34

Hey! At least you heard back! Sick of being ignored while job hunting

thejonac 21

Wednesday 4 March 2015 9:50

reasons why you're not suitable for that job are also probably reasons why you're suitable for a better job so don't get too upset over it OP :)

Tashaalexa 9

Wednesday 4 March 2015 10:01

That's so harsh! Waste of both ur time. What did u say?!

Mysterious_one 26

Wednesday 4 March 2015 10:58

OP is jobless I assume.. so I'm sure this call is beneficial for his career in future applications

Mysterious_one 26

Wednesday 4 March 2015 10:57

then work on your self to improve these skills u don't have.. actually I would love to be called and informed why I'm not the right person for a position.. so I know where is my weakness.. and take advantage.. you're lucky

Skoff_fml 27

Wednesday 4 March 2015 12:50

"Here are all the responsibilities for the job that we are not giving you"

KhaleesiDannie 26

Wednesday 4 March 2015 14:55

I hope you find a better job and I'm sorry they wasted your time and got your hopes up

thatsme293 28

Wednesday 4 March 2015 15:38

Sorry to hear that op. Not the best confidence booster. But could you imagine working for an asshole company like that if that's what the job interview is like?

khoov19 20

Wednesday 4 March 2015 16:03

I go through a similar thing when im at an interview but the difference being is how they always say how over qualified I am and the proceed to ask why im looking for employment with such a terrific work history or my favorite question is "So do you plan on just punching the clock for the last few years you'll be working?"...I'm 41 no where near retirement age. ..FML