Today, I had an important job interview at another company. I'd tried to keep it secret from everyone at work, so they wouldn't tell my boss, as I can't afford to get on his bad side yet. My mom posted on my Facebook wall, wishing me luck. I'm Facebook friends with most of my colleagues. 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, during work hours, I took time off and discreetly went for an interview for a prospective job at our rival company. As soon as I reached the place, I bumped into my current boss. FML
Today, I had a job interview. I have another job I want to leave, but haven't said anything yet. At the interview, I mentioned where I worked, and the interviewer name-dropped my manager. She then told me he was her step brother. So much for not wanting my manager to know. FML
Today, I went to a big job interview. Everything went well at first, with the interviewer being impressed by my CV. I was then interrogated over not having a Facebook account, and practically accused of being a criminal, because people without them "always have something to hide". FML
Today, my social awkwardness got to an all-time high when I hoped that I wouldn't get the job that I applied for, because I'd be working with the public. FML
Today, it's job interview day. In the elevator on the way there, I overheard potential candidates talking about the boss of the company, mocking his alleged lack of credibility. Who's the boss? Me. They don't know that yet. FML
Today, I was to have an important phone interview for a job. I got a call and everything went perfectly, and they said I was hired. Later, I found out that one of my "friends" had gotten one of his buddies to prank call me and make sure the line was engaged when the real interviewer called. FML
Today, I was passed over for the job of my dreams. I now have to watch as a girl I have on Facebook - a total moron - boasts daily about scoring the position instead. Turns out the interviewer was her uncle. FML
Today, I’ve been looking for a new job for a while now, after being at my current job for 6 years. I was offered an interview for a job I was really excited about. I went to text my boyfriend about the job interview and ended up sending the text to my boss instead. I guess the cat's out of the bag. FML
Today, I found out that my mom called my boss informing him that I am a little behind on some college projects. She felt he should know that she fears I might not be able to graduate on the planned date. My boss had already offered me a permanent job. I may not get that job now. FML
Today, I faked being sick so I could weasel out of a chemistry test at school. Happy that I pulled it off, I posted my accomplishment on Facebook. I forgot that I'm friends with my parents. FML
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Top comments
itsame0987 18
If you wanted to keep it secret, why would you tell anyone period?
zandalee 20
This is why I don't like Facebook. No bloody privacy. I honestly don't get this need to share every part of your life with everyone.
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Comments (59)
Tama_fml 13
But unless your mum is also friends with them it won't show up on their news feed, they'd have to look at your actual profile to see the message.
blink_kid 32
This is why you should never be facebook friends with your parents.
Elendil_fml 10
Stuff like this is why I never have coworkers on Facebook, period.
lifescrazy7 3
Here's a thought, delete the wall post why don'tcha?
kaylib7162 6
DELETE HER MESSAGE..... DUH
Shorty777 4
Rule #1: Never have anyone at your job as your Facebook friends. That's job suicide.
birds_fml 7
Hard lesson learned. Make lists of your various classes and groups of friends. Have "work friends" and "family" and "college friends" and such. Some can overlap... I have one group called "good people" who are the people who are in my outer circle of friends, and "best people" who are people in my inner group of most trusted friends. Then you can set it so only certain groups can see your wall posts. No one I know from college (except my closest friends) can see my wall posts, and once I get friends from work, they would be put on an even more restrictive list than people I know from college, except for those I become close to. Easy!
sumone478 6
Facebook and coworkers never mix...because of things like this.
annihil8or 15
Your mom isn't that bright but, this is on you. Friends in reality and friends on Facebook are completely different, and stuff posted on fb never stays a secret, word spreads fast.
josiem 11
This is why I have the visibility for any posts people leave on my wall set to "only me". That way, no one else can see when my mother (who is technologically illiterate) leaves private messages on my wall.