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By Anonymous - 31/12/2013 08:08 - United States - Seattle

Today, I got an e-mail regarding an IT support job I applied to. The e-mail had numerous formatting errors due to bad code, and typos all over the place. It said I wasn't qualified for the job. FML

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By Typidiot - 25/10/2017 01:37

Today, I spent ages writing a draft press release as part of a copywriting job application. I worked really hard and read it through several times before submitting. They emailed me to point out that I'd misspelled the name of the company. Twice. FML

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By anonymouschicka - 01/08/2009 19:20 - United States

Today, I finished doing a resume that I had spent three hours on. I e-mailed it to the business I was applying for, satisfied. I decided to look it over. The first thing I notice, I spelt my own name wrong. FML

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By TheoBuckner - 21/01/2010 03:31 - United States

Today, I found out that I was being laid off via an email that wasn't even spell checked. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/06/2014 10:57 - United Kingdom

Today, my boss sent me some application forms to check over. After I spell-checked them and returned them, I found out they're going to be used to hire someone to replace me. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/09/2009 14:12 - United States

Today, I realized I had misspelled "Education" on all the resumes I've been submitting. FML

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By Damn - 06/12/2016 20:12

Today, I applied online for a position and typed, "OH&S Certificate." It autocorrected to, "OH&SHIT Certificate." I didn't notice until the site e-mailed me a copy of my completed application. They'd already received it. FML

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By Farah - 26/09/2016 14:42 - Bangladesh

Today, I e-mailed an employer to ask about a job I had applied for earlier. The employer in question was on vacation. The person who replied had the position which I had applied for mentioned in their signature. FML

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Great quality control

By Anonymous - 24/11/2020 11:02

Today, I got a job! When they sent me the offer letter, I sent it back ASAP after being satisfied with the salary and benefits. My problem? I wrote that I'd accepted the wrong position (in the interview it went by different names) The irony? I'm supposed to be in QC, ie., I'm supposed to have a keen eye for errors. FML

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By Jesse Thames - 16/05/2019 04:03

Today, I received a series of rejection letters from jobs, one after the other. Last night, I stayed up into the wee morning hours to apply to campus jobs I'm not qualified for, because I was classified as a part-time student due to an administrative error. FML

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Attention to detail

By MelodyPW - 19/12/2022 03:00 - Algeria

Today, I wrote an email for a job offer. I checked it, double-checked it, triple-checked it, and then sent it. It's only THEN that I realised my CV wasn't attached. FML

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Freethaawave 19

Tuesday 31 December 2013 16:06

Fix the errors, send it back. Maybe they'll reconsider!

OctoDope 15

Tuesday 31 December 2013 16:11

Hold on, let me go buy Rosetta Stone for that.

Comments

DanielleinDC 33

Tuesday 31 December 2013 22:02

Would you really want to work for an organization that sends an email full of formatting errors and bad code? Your life would be a nightmare.

howdoilogin 9

Tuesday 31 December 2013 22:12

Take them the email in person, explain to the hiring manage all the errors and how they can be fixed, and tell them that's the reason they NEED you.

Wederoney 16

Tuesday 31 December 2013 23:05

do not even think about it

zach_gates 2

Tuesday 31 December 2013 23:38

Maybe it was just a clever way to tell you that you weren't qualified.

Xotoolyxo 16

Wednesday 1 January 2014 0:03

Hypocrites

tyler_mcdolan 10

Wednesday 1 January 2014 0:40

Send them back a corrected version for them to blow out their ass

TheRoyalBattler 5

Wednesday 1 January 2014 1:53

Coeection, you weren't qualified for IT!

braga_fangirl98 13

Wednesday 1 January 2014 6:09

under-qualified are THEY for telling OP that he was under-qualified.

Larsh 4

Wednesday 1 January 2014 15:56

Welcome to the world of H1B visas...

tommytomq 2

Thursday 2 January 2014 2:26

send them a rejection letter of their rejection letter and say you'll show up tomorrow

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