Today, I found out the reason I can't get a job. My previous employer didn't know my name, so when places I applied to called there for a reference, my boss said he had no recollection of me working there. FML
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Wild Nights Out
Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
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
Today, I completed my two-month internship, where I have been working as hard as I could with the hope of being hired. My boss couldn't remember my name, and declined to be a reference. FML
Today, after being with the company for over 3 years, I realised nobody really knows my name. This was after my boss was walking around a new staff member and couldn't introduce me. Neither could my colleague, who's been sitting next to me for the last 6 months. FML
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
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, upon applying for a new job to leave my old crappy job I was informed by my new potential employer that he was unable to hire me because he is friends with my current boss. FML
Today, I accidentally put down the wrong year for my university graduation, so when my prospective boss was checking my references he found no mention of my name in that year's list of graduates. He accused me of faking my qualifications and refused to hire me. It was a 6-figure salary. FML
Today, I have been waiting for a call from a job I applied for. I soon got a text from my current boss, who doesn't know I'm job hunting, letting me know that the recruiter was trying to reach me. It turns out that the phone number on my resumé was wrong. FML
Today, after being unemployed for over four months, I got a call from a company I've wanted to work for for over 2 years. After they were about to set up an interview, they called me by a different name. After correcting them, they hung up on me. Turns out they had the wrong number. FML
Today, I got fired on my second day on the job. I'd said that I was the former manager of a Sears that had permanently closed. Thinking they wouldn’t call and verify since it was closed, I put it on my resume. Turns out one of my coworkers used to work there for 10 years and said he never heard of me. FML
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Top comments
Boon_fml 0
You kind of deserve it.... I'm pretty sure you're supposed to ask someone if they will give you a reference before you put them down for one, so that way they have some notice and aren't surprised when a potential employer calls them.
101393101393 0
Start a new life and call yourself "Pete 'O Grande." Get it Spanish-speaking people? Har har har.
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Comments (67)
Ucla_cupcake 0
YDI for not making a better connection with your boss AND for not telling your boss you'd put him down as a referrence.
owlsgohoot 0
agreed
musicalsarcasm16 0
at least op was restroom drone #3288 :P
corro 0
totally agree with that one. how can you forget people you personally hire....unless that boss didn't hire you...
SAYwhatFML 0
how do you work there without them knowing your namee
crazedguy 0
in soviet Russia, soulja boy cranks you!!
heatherfeather 4
i believe that. my employer didn't know who i was until i became one of his best. When I went away on a mission trip during my first few months of working there, my boss ended up asking my friend if I still worked there. And he's the owner/manager. Some people are stupid. But yeah, that sucks OP. I'm sure you'll get a job eventually. If you think it will help, just dont even list the place as a reference. Some people are willing to take in "fresh talent" even if they dont have experience. They did for me :)
IchBeinEinTier 0
^this! i didn't realize you said this already.
heatherfeather 4
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doolflex 1
your bass is a dumb shit
eganbull 1
OP, do you have a strange name? This is happening to me as well.
JesseJaymz 0
indeed 64, his bass is a dumb ass, yes his bass is definitely a dumb dumb bass