Today, I went shopping for a nice outfit to wear for a job interview. A fake job interview. One that I just made up so my mother would get off my case about finding a job. I don't know which is sadder, the fact that I can't get a job, or that my mother actually believed me about the interview. FML
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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
Today, because my insane mother doesn’t want me getting a job to afford to move out and never see her again, she put my suit in the freezer last night so I couldn’t go to my 9 a.m. interview. I went in a t-shirt instead and they rejected me straight away for not "taking the interview seriously." FML
Today, my mother insisted I dress very smartly in suit attire for my first job interview at a hippy-style retail store. My interviewer wore a poncho. I didn't get the job. FML
Today, my friends gave me a complete makeover, which included clothes from their wardrobe, to prepare me for an upcoming job interview. I was then declined the position, because apparently, I "looked too wealthy" to need the job. FML
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
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
Today, I had a job interview. The only moment I impressed the interviewer was when I talked about drama. He started to talk about a play I hadn't seen, but I decided to agree on everything he was saying. Suddenly he said, "the play doesn't actually exist." I silently left the room. FML
Today, I had a job interview that I really wanted to nail. Everything was great until the interviewer asked me why I left my last job. I meant to say, "I felt it was time for a new challenge," but instead I said, "I felt tired of pretending to care." The look on their face was priceless. Needless to say, but I don't think I'll get the job. FML
Today, I had my first interview after weeks of applying everywhere, but I got turned away for being "inappropriately dressed" for the interview. I was wearing the smartest clothes I own. FML
Today, while waiting for a job interview, a woman sat down next to me and asked if I was here for the job too. Thinking she was also an applicant, I tried to demoralise her, and said the job was going to be a complete joke. With that, she stood up and said, "Do you still want to go into my office?" She was the interviewer. FML
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borntoperform 14
you'll find a job, just keep looking (: good luck
flickyourbic1223 7
1- OP is obviously not looking for a job. And let's settle OP's confusion about which is sadder: The saddest part is that if you would put that effort into actually looking for a job then you wouldn't be so pathetic.
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Comments (183)
jordanprodigy023 0
Wow that's pathetic I feel bad for you
germanturk 0
why fake a interview when maybe you can just enhance your resume and start handing it out so that maybe you can get a real interview?
marinus_fml 20
Maybe she has tried that, and still can't get anywhere, so she decided to have a fake one just so her mum will get off her back a bit.
lizamaphone 6
exactly this! why not take more time to just find a real job interview
JessicaIsabel 0
uhm, maybe OP doesn't even want a job?
aussie_gemini 5
14 & 19 you have similar poses :)
zbennett 0
19- looks like he is a chubby chaser... lolz.
aussie_gemini 5
if more chubbies were chased, there would be less Chubbies!
germanturk 0
if he doesn't want a job then he would just tell his mum instead of buying a whole outfit for something that doesn't exist. but when op says "....I can't get a job" that kind of indicates that he wants one but he isn't getting an interview for a job.
dannoman 0
why wouldnt she believe you. im sure shed love to see you on ur own instead of lurkung around her basement at 37 still doing nothing
lmaoatall 6
you don't know which is sadder? let me help you out there. YOURS!
mygreenhoodie 0
tell your mom to stop being a hater
MissBunny25 0
epic mealtime ! <3333333
ILoveEggnog 7
MissBunny! I have missed you.
HahaHillarious1 0
19th!!!!!! wohoo!
Norwegian_Wood 4
Failure.
j_cat187 20
ewww wtf wheres 19 was it moderated?
DncrHap 9
gotta say, both are pretty sad, brah.
rocketeer_97 1
brah ?
johnnybagodonuts 2
bra and panties?
nerdchic 5
brah - another name for brother
j_cat187 20
hardcore broski :)
DncrHap 9
hardcore bra and panties, bro.
johnnybagodonuts 2
**** yea!
irokyoursox 6
you're more sad
xNenise 0
We all go through not being able to find a job. You can do it! :D
The_Cardinal 0
You sound pathetic. How about actually trying to get a job, the fact you are surprised your mom believes you have an interview implies you dont any interviews, which indicates you aren't trying.
ReynshineCutting 10
It says "I can't get a job" in the fml which implies she's trying but no one is calling her back.
TheDrifter 24
Or op is trying the "play CoD all day until work finds me" job hunting strategy that seems so popular these days.
JessicaIsabel 0
#51 LOL
boatkicker 5
It took me three years to find a job. I applied to thousands of places. I was putting out about 2-3 applications/resumes per day for all but two 3-month periods (I moved twice, and didn't want to find a job only to move away a month or two later) I only had three interviews in that time.
Monikabug 9
It could also depend on where the OP lives. I live in Southern California and yes there are hundreds of jobs hiring, but there are also tens of thousands of illegals and unemployed people trying to get by here as well. You really have to go above and beyond to get a job nowadays; it takes a bit more than just submitting a resume. After you submit a resume, call and ask if it's been looked at. If it has, send them a 'thank you' card, thanking them for consideration - whether you've gotten the interview or not. If you get the interview, DRESS PROFESSIONALLY - whether it is McDeezy or Del Taco or a law firm. It says something about your character. I've done all these things and have never not been accepted for the job I applied for.
iamtwiggyme 0
#51 That's the strategy my ex was using. He eventually joined the Navy because he wasn't "able to find a job". Resumes just don't work anymore, I guess.
TheDrifter 24
Yeah, I just added three trucks to my business, with a total of five new employees. I got over a thousand applications, mostly unqualified, and I didn't even read most of them. Everyone I hired took the time to either wait or make an appointment and speak to me in person. Two of them are the old school sort and showed up with work boots and a lunch pail but no resume. I put them to work that afternoon. Sometimes it's all attitude and appearance.