Today, I had a job interview. When I got there, the lady interviewing me shook my hand and said, 'Hello, I'm gay.' I found this strange and I didn't know what to say, so I stated, 'Aw, it's OK, I support you.' She looked pretty offended, and I realized why when I found out that her name was Gaye. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I was shopping at a supermarket. As I was about to pay for my items, I noticed the cashier was very cute. Trying to be nice, I smiled. She smiled back and said, "Hello, how are you?" Instead of saying, "I'm good" or, "I'm okay", I said, "I'm gay". FML
Today, three women came into my work and one was wearing a shirt with a rainbow that said, "We are everywhere". I had just gotten what it was referring to and when I greeted them I ended up saying "Hi gays!" instead of the standard "Hi guys". FML
Today, I had to reprimand an employee for her bad attitude and terrible work performance. She went to HR and said I harassed her for being gay. Guess who they believed. FML
Today, I had a big job interview on Zoom. I forgot my name was set as "Fat F***". I joined the call and the older lady interviewing me was very offended. FML
Today, I had a job interview. As I walked in, I confidently shook the interviewer's hand, only to say, "I'm doing well, how are you?" before she'd even asked me how I was, or even said anything. The rest of the interview was pretty much a blur of awkwardness. FML
Today, I steeled my nerve, gritted my teeth, pulled my finger out, and asked our new coworker on a date. He looked at me weird, then said those four words, “But I’m not gay.” Five weeks we’ve worked together and all that time he thought I was a man. I’m a woman, born a woman, with a vagina. FML
Today, I went to a job interview and, trying to sound confident, I shook the interviewer’s hand and said, "Nice to meet me." I didn’t get the job. FML
Today, I asked out a coworker I really like. She gave me a weird look and said, "You're not gay?" I said no, to which she said, "Well, I am". As it turns out, I was the only one who thought she was straight, and the only one who thought I was straight. FML
Today, I decided to come out to a co-worker. She looked at me, then laughed, and said, "You can't be gay, you're fat!" FML
Today, I found out that my employers hired me under the assumption that I was gay. Apparently, they are attempting to be perceived as more open-minded. I'm not gay, but I'm afraid being straight could cost me my job. FML
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ItsEdible 0
I would've been confused too OP.
starberries 0
You'd think someone named Gaye would be used to that reaction by now, and would introduce herself as "Gaye Smith", or "My name is Gaye. "
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Comments (196)
uscbaseball 0
Whoever said ydi is a dumbass
zebrapattern 6
that's what you get for not knowing your interviewers name.
persimmon 0
that is an unfortunate name. she shouldn't get offended
angel55033 12
ahahahahahaha
SAgirl 23
What a dumb name.
mrmaks18 7
well this is really confusing how can you support her when she's clearly female? just say I'm happy and I've lots of female friends
iheartbreak 8
she could have said hi, my name is gaye. not hi i'm gaye. that would help this prevent this
TheNewGuy03 29
it's completely her fault. after presumably years of receiving similar responses, one would have thought to rephrase her introduction to, "hi, my name is gaye," or something similar. how the **** is someone supposed to respond to that? also, i do believe that her parents are also partially to blame, considering the use of "gay" as a reference to "homosexual" has been around quite a while. as a surname, it's fine, but you're crossing dangerous territorial waters with this. see the fml where the op called her daughter "mckinley." |the kid|
SkateElement44 0
a simple, "hello, my name is gaye" wouldve worked
yaysmile 0
My friend's mom's first name is Anita and her middle name is Gaye but all throughout high school she went by Gaye.