Today, I had a job interview with a person named Chris. The entire time I couldn't figure out if Chris was a man or woman. The interview went as good as it could have went. At the end I said, "Thank you very much sir." Wrong gender. FML
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Today, I had a job interview at a local business with the owner who was man, and the manager who was a woman. I thought I did pretty well because I heard the manager whisper so, as I was walking out. Then I heard the owner whisper, "No fat chicks." FML
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
Today, I was at a job interview which seemed to be going well until the guy saw on my CV that I prefer they/them pronouns. Now, I’m not pushy about it, but he instantly lost interest and kept checking his phone to make sure he gave me my full 15 minutes; at minute 16 I was out the door. FML
Today, after months of job hunting, I finally got a phone interview with a company. Excited, I prepared for the interview and conducted extensive research on the company. The interview ended within a minute. They'd got the wrong person. 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 had an interview. Another applicant shook my hand, saying, "May the better man win." I smirked and said, "Thanks, I plan to." I turned and saw the interviewer. He definitely heard. FML
Today, I went on a lunch date with a guy I used to work with. When the conversation got dry, I asked him if he went by “Chris” or “Christopher” these days. His name is Daniel. My brain knew my mistake as I said it. Just when I thought the silence couldn’t get more awkward. FML
Today, I was supposed to hear back from a job I interviewed for. The guy called me and told me I got it. I said "Thank you, thank you, thank you!!" He responded with "You're welcome Emily". My name isn't Emily, it's Kim. He got the numbers mixed up. FML
Today, I had my first job interview in months. The interviewer started by introducing herself and asking how I was. I got caught between introducing myself and telling her how I was and replied, "I'm Kate thanks." FML
Today, I went for a job interview. The woman interviewing me had such a thick accent that I had to keep asking her to repeat herself. She got so frustrated that she ended the interview super early. I don't think I got the job. FML
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jessxoxo28 5
well u should have said "thank u very much" and not sir
anglcdvl89 0
...So did you get the job?
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guess_what 0
172 comments, and I'm the first one to say it? Was (s)he with her 'special friend', Pat? I bet that joke flies over 95% of the heads here.
viper144 0
Yeah people that seemingly could be either gender and have dual gender names can be a nightmare o.O
coffeennicotine 0
I can't imagine the interview going that well when you obviously don't even know 2nd grade English. "The interview went as well as it could have GONE" is the correct term. Either way, you're a dumbass on many different levels. All you had to say was "thank you for the interview". YDI
lovergirl9008 0
You deserved it just for saying, "The interview went as good as it could have went". The correct grammar would be "The intervies went as WELL as it could have GONE". Verbs don't happen "good", they happen "well", and the hypothetical version of "went" (which is a bad word, btw - "proceded" is much better) is "gone".
princesskitten 0
The period goes inside the quotation marks, btw.
cxal_fml 0
Actually, in some English-speaking countries the period does not go inside the quotations marks. (might want to brush up on your knowledge of English before you end up making the same mistake again - you don't want to look like the dumbass in the celiac thread)
princesskitten 0
Dammit, I hate when you can't tell what gender people are. If they're not going to be the gender they were born with, fine, but they need to at least pick one and make it obvious so as not to confuse people, or if they want to look androgynous, don't get mad at people for not being able to tell. Lovergirl9008, you just spelled two words wrong while telling someone off for their grammar. Shut the **** up and get the **** out.
cimcr8zee 0
"they need to at least pick one and make it obvious" - Who are you to tell people what to do? Don't you think they can decide on their own what they want to wear or what haircut they have? and "so as to not confuse people"? because everyone should dress and act based on what will be least confusing to others, not based on what makes them happy? that makes a whole lot of sense. Why don't we just dictate that everyone be white, conservative men who look and act identically? That way people won't have to be confused anymore.
amuchii 0
Sounds like Chris Crocker to me.. that's a man. Right?
romesick 0
"You're a gentleman and a scholar... Oh, I'm sorry. My mistake. That was a woman I was talking to...Very low voice. Probably a smoker."
kpearsall 0
Having been a hiring manager for the better part of 12 years I can honestly say YDI. If you're not sure about something, don't say it. At least it's minor enough that they probably can't sue you for it.
oddoneout64 0
OP thats rough. it slips, i accidentally called my own mother sir she whooped my ass for it but then thanked me for being so polite... if it happens again and they look at you funny say "sorry, i use sir as an equigender title of respect" it works, and it gets you brownie points :)
Rach_star 0
Your either very stupid or lying. I REALLY hope that your lying
hoff90 0
stupid or lying imo..... can't tell from the voice? you could also sneak your way into knowing her gender by asking for her full name..... I''m sure Christopher or Christine/Christina is a one-gender only name