Miscellaneous: Today, I was turned down for a job as a cashier at Best Buy....

By Anonymous - 09/11/2009 19:03 - United States

Today, I was turned down for a job as a cashier at Best Buy. I worked like hell to get into and then graduate from one of the top Telecommunication schools in the country. I spent all my time with extracurriculars to help my resume instead of partying like my friends. I can't even be a cashier. FML

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Today, I eagerly applied for a high-salary, fully supportive graduate program that I qualified for. There were 5 steps in the application process. I was turned down after the first one. FML

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Today, at the one job interview I got after months of applying, I was rejected for what turned out to be a phone customer service role, because I "wasn't technical enough." Previously I worked as a website developer and I have a computer science degree. FML

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Today, after spending 8 months and $11,000 on school, I was denied a job in my chosen career field. They told me they decided to go with someone with more experience. So who got the job? One of my classmates. This is her first job. EVER. FML

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By poormum - 17/11/2016 11:41 - Australia - Carlton North

Today, I was unsuccessful in getting a job at a supermarket. The same supermarket I used to work at. I now have a degree but can't even get a job at a place I used to work. FML

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Today, my application for a holiday role at a department store was declined because I was "not as qualified as some other candidates." I worked this exact same job at this exact same store last year. FML

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Today, I was rejected from a restaurant that I wanted to work in during summer break. I asked the reason why I got rejected and the manager told me that I'm not extroverted enough to communicate with customers. I'd applied for the kitchen job. FML

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By WTF. - 03/08/2019 20:00

Today, I was interviewed by a WalMart employee for a position in their pharmacy. I didn't get the job. I was more qualified than the woman who gave me the interview. FML

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Monday 9 November 2009 23:11

You sound like a driven individual that will give a sustained effort to excel. You are clearly not Best Buy material. Take your rejection as a compliment.

hottpinkicecream 0

Monday 9 November 2009 23:10

its the damn economy, not your fault...

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sharkshaveteeth 0

Tuesday 10 November 2009 0:58

I used to work for Best Buy Corporate and now cannot stand going into their stores unless I absolutely have to. I say that with my experience with them, you are better off not having worked for them if that makes you feel any better.

bittersweetheart 0

Tuesday 10 November 2009 1:08

It is scary out there right now. I get out of school at the end of the summer and I am scared of the jobs I will end up with. I am hoping to make the 12 dollars an hour I make now!

nightsrequiem 0

Tuesday 10 November 2009 1:08

Aww, the same thing happened to me. I graduated college with a major in Game and Simulation Programming and applied to Best Buy when I moved back home for some extra cash while I sent out my resumes. I never even heard from them... Keep trying though. The very next job I applied for was an Internet Sales Manager position and I got it right off the bat. You win some, you lose some :D

potatopeeler 0

Tuesday 10 November 2009 1:12

You're going to community college, aren't you?

bullfuckingshit 0

Tuesday 10 November 2009 1:14

Why can't you even get a cashier job? you may ask... the answer is you are over-qualified. no employer will want to give you a low end minimum salary job, because he/she knows that you wont take shit cause you can easily leave and get a better job elsewhere. he/she knowsd you wont settle for minimum wage, like a highschool student would. you dont have to take this shit. my advice? go out and look for a real job. you spent all those years in school, and you got hat you wanted, and youre not even using it.

sjx 0

Tuesday 10 November 2009 1:34

The economy sucks. No one is hiring. Start paying attention to current events and you'll understand why someone with a degree is applying for a minimum wage job.

bittersweetheart 0

Tuesday 10 November 2009 1:19

we go 4 years at school get into debt just when the Economy is so low that the places we have the skills are downsizing or can offered to be very picky and the places we worked during school now wont hire us cause they have to pay us more!