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
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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, 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, 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, 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 wore my best suit to an interview. I was told they didn't have any knight shifts available. FML
Today, I was turned down from my dream job at a graphic design firm. Before the interview, concerned about my hobo style would not impress the company, I shaved, cut my long hair, and even bought a suit. They said I wasn't "free-spirited and creative enough." 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, 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
Today, I had an interview for an office job. As a requirement, I had to show up dressed for the job. My friend has worked there for years and told me it was casual dress. I wore jeans and a blouse. Everyone else had on business suits. Obviously my friend doesn't know what casual means. FML
Today, my mom kissed me goodbye before I went to a big job interview. I got weird looks on the way there, but I figured it was just because I look like a massive douche in formal wear. Turns out my mom had smeared lipstick all over my chin. The person who finally let me know was my interviewer. FML
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Top comments
emmagillespie24 11
That is so not your fault. You did the proper thing, and what any other interviewer would want. Next time you will get the job.
pradip 26
Dress appropriately, you cant be draped in a sari for an interview at the hooters.
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Comments (88)
perdix 31
Man, what a bummer! So, you blindly follow what authority figures tell you, even when you know it's wrong? You're no hippie! Question authority and never trust anyone over 30. Keep on truckin'!
Enslaved 38
But when-- "I fight authority, Authority always wins"
perdix 31
#42, well that's just a "total (grunt) disgrace!" You know what a total disgrace is? Not putting in a word between "total" and "disgrace" even though the melody is screaming for one!
Vidrill 22
Well, if you sensed that you should have dressed more casually, you should have gone with that. Why would you listen to your mother, when she didn't know the details? You showed up in a hippy-style store with a full suit? That's like rubbing evetything they hippies dislike in their face,man.
Artsygirl90 14
Or maybe...you just weren't right for the job? Crazy right?? You had a bad interview? Anything is possible, but it's just so easy to blame your clothes and your mom.
josh_lzr 4
Stupid ****. Why would u then wear a suit dumbass. Get off ur momma dick and choose for yourself pussy boi
liv_graham 7
ponchos are pretty cool.
jarockstar27 10
Your mom needs to learn the rule "dress like you already work there" rule. If you wanted a cooperate job then yes business is appropriate. But in this case.....
SugarCubePatty 1
I told my mom that I was instructed to wear casual clothes for a school performance. She didn't believe me, and made me wear a velvet dress and white stockings. Here I was, as white as hell, all dressed up, playing a slave in a Black History Month performance.
gmian 34
What made you assume the suit was the problem? Ever think that you just weren't a good fit? don't blame everything on someone else.
SirCharles83 13
16- that says more about you than it does the potential hire.
charvisioku 22
Why didn't you just dress how you felt was appropriate instead of letting your mum control you to that extent? Grow some balls.