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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Comments (213)
Josato 0
You fail on the first level. Game over.
quackquackquac 0
I did that before. but it was over email...
prophet19 0
YDI No way Chris would be a girls name
Kylias 6
"The interview went as good as it could have went"? My eyes, they burn. THEY BURN. Grammar error. Short-circuit. Short-circuit.
sbarre1 0
So I don't understand why you chose to say "sir" or "ma'am" anyway. Why not just so "thank you very much" and call it a day? YDI.
ohreally123 0
man, I've done something like this before. I didn't even realize I had said "her" because I was so busy trying to find out if it was a girl or a boy. I was also wrong.
doc_who 0
How to differentiate between a man and a woman is a skill that is inherent in all normally functioning children. Plus, you don't affix "sir" or "ma'am" to anything at a job interview. When you're done all you need to say is "Thank you very much for your time." Although if you're trying to get into the armed forces it may be different.....
mollytamale 1
i hate it when you cant tell! that happens to me except i just dont attatch he or she when i cant tell.. fail... :)
sunshine2162 0
LMAO
freakaroo 0
might you have tried "thankyou very much... chris"? eh? eh?