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By Anonymous - 12/03/2015 16:29 - United States - Cass Lake

Today, my boss told me I got my new job because she rejected candidates that seemed "too confident" or "too pretty." FML

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apitrix 24

Friday 13 March 2015 0:12

At least nothing was said about smarts, you must have that over them! Go OP! WOOH!

Snicket 13

Friday 13 March 2015 0:08

Don't worry OP, all bosses are bad! Some are just worse than others!

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cupcakekate 12

Sunday 15 March 2015 0:38

Ouch.

SheTheOtaku 21

Monday 16 March 2015 6:13

Don't worry OP! When people go into job interviews they're judged on everything! They don't want people who seemed self absorbed or cocky, nor do they want people who seem to put too much work into how they look (lots of makeup, expensive clothing, etc.) as it could cause problems with work hours! Of course, your boss should NOT have said it that way, it was rude and misguided. I'm sure you're absolutely lovely, though.

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