Work: Today, after receiving a message about being hired at a retail...

By LMN - 31/07/2009 01:30 - United States

Today, after receiving a message about being hired at a retail store, I went to the orientation for new employees. The trainer seemed perplexed when I told him my name, but he gave me my paperwork and continued with training. At the end of the 8 hour day, he asked to talk to me. I wasn't actually hired. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/02/2013 13:56 - Canada - Thunder Bay

Today, while at work, my ex-boyfriend came in. I pretended not to see him, hoping he would just pass on by. No such luck. He stopped to tell me that he was there for orientation. My company hired him. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/10/2010 00:22 - United States

Today, I went to my first day of work in over 2 years. As I approached the boss, he asked me what my name was. Turned out they hired the wrong person. FML

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By superjesse006 - 10/10/2009 07:23 - United States

Today, I was fired from a job I didn't have. The manager in charge of calling me to tell me if I got the job never called, and never called me back when I left messages. The only time he called me was to fire me for not coming to orientation, which, by the way, he never called to tell me about. FML

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By Problem - 07/11/2010 20:34 - United States

Today, my manager informed me that I will not be completing my job training because I'll be transferring to a different store, and if they want me to work there, that's their problem. Today, I also found out that the new store will not accept me as a transfer unless I've already been trained. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/11/2014 16:59 - United States

Today, after driving hundreds of miles to sign the paperwork for my new job, I found out the guy who hired me recently quit, and HR has no idea who I am. FML

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By Fairla31 - 22/07/2022 08:00 - United States - Tampa

Today, I found out the job temp agency that got me my new job still hasn't setup my orientation from two weeks ago. When I called the actual job to speak to the supervisor, they told me they had never heard of me. I turned down two other job offers, paying slightly better, because this was my dream job getting into healthcare. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/10/2019 12:00 - Australia - Perth

Today, it was my first day of work at my new job. I got dressed and arrived early, only to find out that the store had closed due to a power outage. Then I found out that the person who'd hired me had totally forgotten about hiring me anyway. FML

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By notsogoodtrainee - 09/07/2015 17:02 - United States - Fargo

Today, at my first day of work, I was impressing my trainer with my skills by carrying many trays at once. Well, I could until I came around a corner and ran into a customer. With food all over his front, he introduced himself to me as the head manager. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/10/2018 13:30

Today, I was offered a position as a trainer at a great company. My manager was livid when I told her. This is after she told me I was wasting my time trying to become a trainer and if I wanted to become one, I should apply elsewhere. FML

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By Earlybird76 - 04/04/2017 09:00 - Canada - Richmond

Today, after 6 months of unemployment and jobs searching, I showed up to my new job 10 minutes early. My new supervisor confusedly greeted me and informed me I was in fact a week and 10 minutes early. HR changed my start date and told everyone but me. FML

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CountryGal 0

Friday 31 July 2009 9:18

That was very unprofessional of them.

DameGreyWulf 0

Friday 31 July 2009 9:32

Isn't there some way you can force them to compensate you for your time? There should be, because that's just ******. Don't you usually check up on that stuff right away?

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c6dragster 0

Friday 31 July 2009 11:00

sucks to be you...

mrdblq 6

Friday 31 July 2009 15:11

Send them a nice invoice for your hourly rate, double what they would have paid you. Make sure you put an explanation of services offered. If they refuse to pay it, you will win in small claims. No company should get away with that.

Sycops 0

Friday 31 July 2009 16:10

That sucks, I would definantly fight them to get paid for your time. Save the e-mail they sent you and use that. If they screwed up they should pay for it. On the whole, it's probably better they didn't hire you. I mean, you would you really want to work for a company that is this disorganized. At least this was 1 days worth of work, if they hired you, you could have lost weeks of time.

Sycops 0

Friday 31 July 2009 16:14

EDIT: Sorry I misread the OP. Instead of: "Save the e-mail they sent you and use that." It should say "Save the message they sent you and use that."

ohmyerica 0

Friday 31 July 2009 16:33

Ask for his stapler?

sharkeyfin 2

Friday 31 July 2009 16:58

I would definately hold onto the message you received (print it out!) and call the corporate office. Explain what happened, and ask to be compensated for your time and the inconvenience.

jaxsk 0

Friday 31 July 2009 17:12

That's awkward... and hilarious.

emcue786 0

Friday 31 July 2009 21:06

DAMN, they better pay you back for wasting your 8 hours. Why would they train you for a position that you weren't going to be used for? That makes no sense at all.

alijacket 0

Friday 31 July 2009 21:25

Wait... did you they clearly state "Hey you're HIRED" or did they just say you should come to the store to talk...and you assumed you were hired? Idk, every time I applied for a job (and got it), the manager would wait to talk to me in person/on the phone. But, if they did indeed hire you, demand to get paid for those 8hrs.

LadyWallflower 0

Saturday 1 August 2009 3:16

If they sent you an email that says you were hired you need to print that out and hold onto it. They do have to compensate you for your time as it was their fault that your time was wasted, and all orientations and training has to be paid for because the company is asking for your time unless (in some cases) stated other wise. Take them to small claims court and/or before taking them to court ask to talk to the big guns and let them know how poorly things are run. But the biggest thing is to hang onto that email.