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By TheJuggla17 - 22/12/2009 05:45 - United States

Today, I put in an application to my local market for a job that I desperately needed. I was talking to the manager, he seemed pleased with my application and said he'll call me. As he walks into his private office, I hear the sound of a paper shredder. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/01/2010 00:05 - United States

Today, I went on an interview for a job that I had been wanting for months. I thought everything was going great. On my way out, my interviewer asked me to recycle something for him. I agreed. It was my resume. FML

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By anonymous - 01/03/2013 15:52 - United States - La Grande

Today, I filled out an application for a job at Dairy Queen. I handed my application to the manager along with my résumé, and he said he'd be in contact with me. Not even five minutes after I left, a friend who works there sent me a picture of my crumpled-up application in the trash. FML

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By Anonymous - 09/05/2013 07:35 - United States - Norfolk

Today, I was laid off from my job as a manager. After cleaning out my office, I began clearing my computer. I received an email from HR announcing a job position that opened up. Too bad it was for my job. FML

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By nojob - 07/05/2009 19:15 - Canada

Today, I was desperately handing out resumes. I came to my local grocery store and asked for a job application, the customer service rep told me all she needed was my resume. I smiled and gave it to her only to see her read it, laugh and put it straight in the garbage as I walked out. 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 anon_smh - 18/02/2016 04:37 - United States - Bozeman

Today, after interviewing for a promotion to a position that was created with me in mind, I eagerly accepted a call from my boss, expecting good news. Turns out, they found a better applicant, who they don't believe will need support from the position I currently hold, so it's being eliminated. FML

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By TheSuregeon - 18/03/2010 02:12 - United States

Today, I applied for my job, while working at my job. I hope they hire me. FML

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By smellslikeahangover - 29/07/2015 02:55 - United States - San Francisco

Today, while waiting for an interview at the career that I've been spending months tailoring my résumé for, I was thrown up on by my only competitor. Guess who got the job. FML

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enough4 0

Tuesday 22 December 2009 12:35

There is no other paper in his entire office except for your resume.

YayAmerica 0

Tuesday 22 December 2009 12:05

Assume much?

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AmeOwl 0

Tuesday 22 December 2009 16:24

I agree that you don't necessarily know it's your resume, but if you think it was maybe you should work on your application skills.

grrrarrrg2 2

Tuesday 22 December 2009 16:33

Go back in and ask to see your resume. Even if they don't hire you they still need to keep your resume on file for a certain amount of time. I don't know the exact punishments if they don't but you can still get them in shit if they dont have it.

equinoxe_fml 2

Tuesday 22 December 2009 16:45

lol sure thing, let's encourage him to share his paranoia with his potential employer.

hot_mess88 0

Tuesday 22 December 2009 18:10

You do realize that most employers keep applications on file for a minimum of 18 months before tossing them, right? Even if the interview goes bad, because they tend to jot notes and a final decision, so if you were to reapply, they would have it on record that they really didn't want you in the first place...

pearls 0

Tuesday 22 December 2009 18:46

Very presumptuous.

xx_irish_rose_xx 0

Tuesday 22 December 2009 21:53

didnt mean he was shredding your application

LoveMySoldier 0

Tuesday 22 December 2009 23:50

I know in my state at least it's illegal to destroy applications for a set period of time (and it's a bit longer than 10 seconds lol). Personally I think that is a stupid law but most higher-ups take it seriously so chances are it wasn't your application.

thesunshotme 0

Wednesday 23 December 2009 3:03

Way to make assumptions.

jons_phucked 0

Wednesday 23 December 2009 3:52

nice job making assumptions

xenomorph 0

Wednesday 23 December 2009 5:48

It could be someone else's application that yours replaces.

israelnotjacob 20

Wednesday 23 December 2009 6:04

This is such a dumb FML. Unless you saw it shredded you have nothing to say that your life sucks. As others have pointed out it's pretty much required to keep applications for a certain time, and even if it wasn't there are a million other things that could have been.