Today, my mom thought it would be a good idea for me to talk with a British accent during my job interview to make me sound smarter. I'm applying for a job at McDonald's. FML
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Today, I went through a fast-food drive-thru and gave my order in a perfect British accent for fun. When I got to the window, the cashier handed me my food and said, "I love your accent!" Caught off guard, I replied, "Oh, thanks a lot!" in my normal New Jersey accent. The confusion on her face was priceless. FML
Today, I spent a full hour working on my British accent. 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
Today, after working my shift at McDonalds, I went to clock in at my dispatch job. During a 911 call, I blurted, "Would you like to try the McRib while it's back?" FML
Today, while working alone, I decided to just try some random impressions, and so I ended up doing a French accent when a customer walked in. To avoid embarrassment, I had to continue faking the accent as he struck up a long conversation with me. FML
Today, I got a phone call from a number I didn't recognize. It was a man with a speech impediment, and I began imitating him. He was the manager of a store I applied at. He wanted to arrange an interview. FML
Today, after months of searching for any kind of work, I finally received a call. It was McDonald's, but they said I was overqualified for the position. I thought they took anyone with a heart rate. Apparently not. FML
Today, I had a job interview at the local donut shop. It turns out I misunderstood the position, and that the job was actually to wear a donut costume and wave at cars outside the shop. I was told this after I got hired. FML
Today, I went to an important job interview. I was really anxious but tried to soldier on anyway. When I was called in, my nerves got so bad that I reverted to speaking my second language. Not first, second. I'm pretty sure I'm not getting the job. FML
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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backdownbreh 0
'British is not a different language. you're a retard.
Ninjafriends 1
Did your mom suggest this while using a British accent to make her idiotic idea sound better?
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Comments (142)
Dejaay 2
What a badass suggestion ;)
DocBastard 40
Yup, because nothing makes a better first impression at a job interview than a big fat lie. Great advice. While you're at it, tell the interviewer you're Ray Kroc's great-great grandchild. No one will ever suspect it, and you'll be a shoe-in.
Doortje 30
Exactly. Plus, if she gets hired, she'll have to fake that accent the whole time.
DROELOELULZ 0
why should she dump him, i'ts a freakin' joke.. and lets be honest, it's quite funny hahahah!
CreateZ 0
Well aren't you a dumbass. Hahaha!
pussinboots 0
omg
LaLalarissalynn 0
Don't do it. Then if you get hired they'll expect you to always talk like that and if you don't they'll expect you didn't take the interview seriously...
Umdumb 0
your moms a champ
Asario 0
well how do you think your mom got her job as a hooker? us men love them brits...
kurly_krennie 0
Did you get the job in the end ?
Sheilatakeabow 0
I'm assuming you mean the stereotypical English London accent, because a British accent doesn't exist as such.
Tadeusz_fml 5
You mean the Queen's English, or 'Recieved Pronounciation'. There are many 'London' accents, Cokney for instance.
macskapingvin 0
I would love to be served in McDonalds by someone who spoke like the Queen! That is, I'd love the accent part, not the serving. There's no way I could take pleasure in being handed what passes for food in McDonalds, no matter whose voice accompanied the hand.
sparta98 4
44^ Most Americans don't really differentiate between the different accents of the area. They kinda get slapped into one category. Think James Bond villains, because that's the sort we usually mean when we say 'British'.
Rusty325 4
I am English and live in a place in England with an incredibly wide range of accents (almost always more than one person per accent) yet I am the only one who speaks (and types) like a bond villain. Interesting how all the English understand that Americans from different parts of the USA speak in different accents but the Americans seem to think it doesn't work the other way round.
samikitty961 8
ignorant americans.
emptyheaded 0
did it work?