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By kristine29 - 03/02/2010 16:06 - United States

Today, I went for a job interview I scheduled 3 weeks ago. I spent $200 on a new suit to really impress them and practised like crazy every imaginable question they could ask. They already had filled the position 2 weeks ago and forgot to inform me. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/03/2023 18:00

Today, I had a job interview that I had spent hours preparing for it. When I arrived, the interviewer told me the position had been filled already and they forgot to notify me. I wasted a whole fucking day for nothing. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/03/2013 16:14 - United States - New York

Today, I had a job interview. I didn't have any clothes suitable for the interview, so I went to the store early and bought some there. After the interview, I went to return the clothes, because they were so expensive. The hiring manager saw 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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By Anonymous - 25/11/2018 13:00 - United States - Seattle

Today, I had a job interview. I got there as quick as I could, having to travel two hours into a city I'd never been to. When I arrived, they told me I was turned down for being too late. They'd rescheduled the interview an hour earlier and I wasn't notified of the change. FML

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By KayPlay - 04/11/2016 13:35 - United States

Today, I wore my best suit to an interview. I was told they didn't have any knight shifts available. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/10/2010 13:55 - Canada

Today, I spent a hundred dollars on new "business casual" clothes and took two hours to get ready for my interview with a government agency. My interviewer was blind. FML

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Waste of time

By wasteoftime - 07/06/2017 20:00

Today, I went to a job interview. I never applied for the job, they'd sought me out, had a phone interview, and sent samples, all before the face-to-face interview. Turns out none of the people I met with had even read my resume or writing samples. I was told I might not be a good fit. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/07/2014 02:04 - Canada - Burnaby

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

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By ignored - 28/09/2019 00:01 - Canada

Today, I showed up on time for a job interview. After waiting for about three hours, I was informed that the manager had "better things to do" than interview me. FML

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By ClothesHorse - 12/10/2012 19:00 - United States - Houston

Today, I was kicked out of a job interview at a clothing store for "not dressing appropriately" for the occasion. I'd purchased my outfit from the same store just two days prior with my last $100. FML

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Missita 0

Wednesday 3 February 2010 20:08

That sucks. On the other hand, now you have a nice new suit!

txgirl09 5

Wednesday 3 February 2010 20:11

Gah, see this is why I HATE interviews. They just treat you like dirt and expect you to lap it up in the hopes of a job.

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CallMeHush 0

Wednesday 3 February 2010 20:24

Go eat at Taco Bell then swing in and drop off an Upper Decker in their can.

Valter 0

Wednesday 3 February 2010 20:28

that sucks ass bro

D3kl3 0

Wednesday 3 February 2010 20:28

fyl dude.

cherylface 13

Wednesday 3 February 2010 20:29

At least you're prepared for future interviews.

SpaceCoyote 0

Wednesday 3 February 2010 20:33

Being stuck in this jobless market myself, I'm sorry. At least you got a nice suit right?

great_dane 0

Wednesday 3 February 2010 20:34

You don't deserve the job if you can't spell practice correctly!

unpossible 26

Thursday 4 February 2010 0:35

Spelling the verb "practice" with a "c" is an American practice. In some countries, the verb is spelled "practise" and the noun "practice". OP's is in New Hampshire, so I guess she doesn't deserve the job. If she was in my province, I'd consider her deserving.

unpossible 26

Thursday 4 February 2010 0:42

"OP's is in". D'oh, stutter much? Sorry.

scottvodka 0

Thursday 4 February 2010 4:23

http://tinyurl.com/ykgnt4c

oogyboogy 6

Thursday 4 February 2010 6:04

thank you do much!!! I can never tell if it's with an s or a c... take that Mrs. Wright!!

Lythiaren 8

Wednesday 3 February 2010 20:36

So they're so disorganized and/or lazy that they wouldn't bother to inform other candidates that the position was filled? Sounds to me like you dodged a bullet. Though the situation does suck.

JustJustMoveOn 0

Wednesday 3 February 2010 20:39

Don't worry about it, most jobs are already filled before they interview people. interviews just have to done to make it look legit... For bigger positions anyway.