By speaknoevil1 - 29/01/2016 06:03 - United States - Gainesville

Today, I got call from the manager for a company I applied for. Turns out, he mixed up my friend's phone number with mine, since we applied on the same day, so the manager accidentally hired her instead of me. He said the position is still mine if I want it, but they will have to let her go. FML
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speaknoevil1 tells us more.

speaknoevil1 5

Hey guys! OP here. So let me explain what happened a little more. My friend and I are studying the same thing and the job is related to our field. I told her that I was applying there because I thought she would do the same thing if she would've found out about the opportunity. She only likes to take initiative when she thinks I'm going to be doing something that furthers my career and takes it like a competition. Anyway, she applied almost immediately after i told her and got an interview on the same day as I did. The mix up was due to a new intern mixing up our resumes since we came in at about the same time and we have similar backgrounds. The manager called and said he would handle it if I wanted to and I was about to say yes (because I was agitated on how unfair it was) and something stopped me. I didn't want to lose a friend over a job and she is quite grudgeful so I don't need that in my life. As fate would have it, I was offered an even better paid internship in Europe working along really great people and I couldn't be happier. Wow this is long but, anyway, thanks for everyone's advice!

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Top comments

RubX 13

It sucks, but you deserve that position

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MadeIn2015 15

Ouch.. Maybe talk to your friend about it first? If they have another position lined up maybe you could keep it. Either way, good luck OP!

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Comments

BeowulfMA 6

that is the hardest life decision I have ever heard of

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manuwish 9

why is that not a good thing? it isn't your decision and you two are friends, Hoyt's be happy for eachother! what are you worried about?

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MidnightMusic53 37

You should take the position. Chances are they will let her go anyway, and it would probably be better if you were the one to replace her.

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Peatoria 10

Wait so I get how you can mix up phone numbers but during the interview would they not ask her if her name was yours and verify it was you? Unless it's an under the table job that's what they are supposed to do.

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haphazardly 15

Bosses should really start their phone calls with "Hello, is this ----?"

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SuperMew 22

The company is very unprofessional to even tell you what happened. A smart company would just say, "We would like to hire you, do you still want the position."

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soulreaper12296 28

I'd take it anyways. They meant to hire you, so you're the one who deserves the job. Not saying your friend doesn't deserve it, but since you were the one they intended to hire, you need to take it.

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starlite85 6

Don't take it. You don't want to work for a company that 1) can't keep its applicant's phone numbers straight and 2) doesn't really care which of the two of you are there

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Shade1982 20

If those are the two requirements you have for a company to work for, you are literally never going to have a company to work for. All companies makes mistakes, since it's people handling things. And people make mistakes, it happens. All companies will have numbers mixed up sometimes. And they did care who was in the position, since they bothered to call op for it. If they really didn't care, they would have just ignored the mix-up and let it go...

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speaknoevil1 5

Hey guys! OP here. So let me explain what happened a little more. My friend and I are studying the same thing and the job is related to our field. I told her that I was applying there because I thought she would do the same thing if she would've found out about the opportunity. She only likes to take initiative when she thinks I'm going to be doing something that furthers my career and takes it like a competition. Anyway, she applied almost immediately after i told her and got an interview on the same day as I did. The mix up was due to a new intern mixing up our resumes since we came in at about the same time and we have similar backgrounds. The manager called and said he would handle it if I wanted to and I was about to say yes (because I was agitated on how unfair it was) and something stopped me. I didn't want to lose a friend over a job and she is quite grudgeful so I don't need that in my life. As fate would have it, I was offered an even better paid internship in Europe working along really great people and I couldn't be happier. Wow this is long but, anyway, thanks for everyone's advice!

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Schmavid64 13

For what it's worth I think you did the right thing by your friend OP. I'm glad that something better came out of it.

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cheshireau 26

It's not your fault they preferred you over your friend. The whole you having to tell her sucks, but you were right for the job, not her. If she would hold a grudge because you were picked, she is childish.

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jnugzzz 6

Someone who only wants to compete with you and holds grudges sounds like someone you'd be better off without anyway... But congrats on getting a better offer!

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AtherSheep 15

Honestly, I would have just taken the job. If the friend gets pissed because they wanted you over her. Then they are not friend so much, are they?

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teentee401 36

Considering the circumstances, I would've said yes and taken the job. But good on you for thinking of your friend. Pretty selfless. And since you got the better opportunity it's kind of a win-win then. You keep your friend, and both of you keep your jobs!

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cj89898 24

So you have to go to Europe now and leave said friend?

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staminprime 12

hey at least it worked out OP! good shit!

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dragoongirl90 34

She doesn't sound like a very good friend to you.... takes everything you do as competition and is a grudge holder.... sounds like you shouldn't have that in your life.

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