Interview, Harry Potter and Work: Read other books, FFS

Read other books, FFS

By Anonymous - 20/07/2012 20:26 - Netherlands - Delft

Today, I had a job interview, for which I spent hours preparing. My interviewer was nothing more than a pimple-faced teen, and after only two minutes of reviewing my qualifications, he lost interest and started asking such questions as which Hogwarts house is my favorite. FML

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Clueless

By jobless1 - 05/07/2015 04:04

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

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Not a good sign

By DeepFriedZombie - 09/08/2016 00:18

Today, I went to my first job interview. I didn't think I was doing too badly, until the interviewer said, "Wait a second, you're in high school?" I explained that the guy who'd called me had said that this wouldn't be a problem. I then watched as my interviewer left his desk to "deal" with him. 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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Breakout

By Jennifer - 28/02/2025 20:00 - Australia

Today, I had a job interview. The night before, I'd noticed a small pimple forming on my chin and did everything I could to make it go away. During the interview, I couldn’t focus on anything except the giant pimple that had sprouted on my forehead. I spent the entire time trying to keep my fringe in front of it. FML

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Cartoon villain

By get tf over it! - 30/06/2020 20:02

Today, I had a Skype interview for a wonderful new job. I was calm, cool and ready to land it. But just like in a bad movie, the interviewer ended up being the creepy guy I turned down repeatedly in high school and in our 20s. He smirked and told me I could continue, but it would be pointless. FML

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Riveting

By Kebabjoon - 29/04/2011 11:36 - Spain

Today, I had my first job interview for eight months. My interviewer noticeably yawned during my reply to the first question. FML

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M. Night Shyamalanadingdong

By Anonymous - 30/06/2020 05:02

Today, I went to the bathroom after a terrible job interview. My interviewer walked in with another guy, talking about my interview, saying he was obviously going to hire the other guy because my odd-sounding name was too hard to pronounce, yet alone spell in multiple emails. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/06/2012 18:09 - United States - Charlotte

Today, I had an admissions interview at my dream college. I spent hours practicing questions and picking the perfect outfit. It was not until after the interview that I realized I'd scratched a pimple while waiting, and my forehead had been smeared with blood the entire time. FML

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What the…

By EmbarrassedMess - 23/05/2017 19:00 - United Kingdom - Leeds

Today, I had what I thought would be an important (and formal) interview. Not only did I turn up completely overdressed, the man who was interviewing me arrived 30 minutes late. To top it all off, I was so distracted by his mysterious total lack of eyebrows that I forgot everything I had to say. 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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IndigoArkanian 4

Saturday 21 July 2012 1:44

Slytherin

iloveandy143 7

Saturday 21 July 2012 1:46

" Pimple-faced teen." hahaha. At least he didn't ask whether you were team Edward or Jacob.

Comments

saranottelling 7

Saturday 21 July 2012 1:51

So... what Hogwarts house IS your favorite? That's what everyone is dying to know.

alwaysmadi 9

Saturday 21 July 2012 1:53

at least he has his priorities straight.

WTFmoments75 5

Saturday 21 July 2012 5:15

I really, really wish I could give more then 1 thumbs up to this comment

WhyAmUHere 19

Saturday 21 July 2012 1:59

As long as you didn't say Hufflepuff, you should be fine.

sprinklecakes 4

Saturday 21 July 2012 6:04

What's wrong with Hufflepuff?

ambowew 7

Saturday 21 July 2012 13:47

What's not wrong with Hufflepuff?! Only the duffers who don't fit anywhere else go to Hufflepuff! "Said Hufflepuff 'I'll take the lot, and treat them just the same." Rejects, the lot of them.

ambowew 7

Saturday 21 July 2012 13:51

And I would correct the wording error, but the phone will probably replace something else. Very Slytherin of you, phone!

Bliss391 7

Saturday 21 July 2012 2:03

I hope you didn't say that you don't know anything about Harry potter. You probably wouldn't get the job then.

ericaleigh808 0

Saturday 21 July 2012 2:05

its a very valid question.

DocBastard 38

Saturday 21 July 2012 2:08

Sounds to me like you nailed the qualifications, and the kid was just testing your responses under pressure. Either that or he didn't give a **** and just wanted to get you the hell out of there so he could go see The Dark Knight.

hisgirlherboy 5

Saturday 21 July 2012 3:23

Did you hear that there was a shooting at the midnight premiere of the new batman in C.O.? Sad.

KiddNYC1O 20

Saturday 21 July 2012 4:34

Yeah, it's one of those things you'd never expect to happen at the movies. Box office is going to suffer.

hqbrat 8

Saturday 21 July 2012 2:09

PUNKED?

jgriff79 23

Saturday 21 July 2012 2:12

He might not have been impressed with your qualifications.

Emily9352 13

Saturday 21 July 2012 2:15

Are you kidding? That is a perfectly valid question. It can also be a judge of character. YDI for not appreciating the "pimple-faced teen"'s genius. Also, I hope you said Ravenclaw.