Today, I went in for I thought would be an interview for a promotion,...

By Anonymous - 16/07/2019 00:01

Today, I went in for I thought would be an interview for a promotion, but turns out there was no interview set up, and they'd already decided who would be the next manager. FML

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Tuesday 16 July 2019 5:36

And it was you, right? Oops, I forgot the name of the site for a second there!

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Then why did they want to see you?

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RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 16 July 2019 5:36

And it was you, right? Oops, I forgot the name of the site for a second there!

BigSissy 14

Wednesday 17 July 2019 20:36

Then why did they want to see you?

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