Embarrassing, Friends, Pranks and Work: And you are…?

And you are…?

By Pho_Rheal - 25/09/2009 00:11 - United States

Today, I got a phone call for a interview at Target at 4:30 pm. I got super excited, so I got dressed up and headed over there. I told the manager that I was there for my interview. He didn't know what I was talking about. My friends had prank called me. FML

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By panther of the desert - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff - Puerto Rico - Rio Grande

Today, I was to have an important phone interview for a job. I got a call and everything went perfectly, and they said I was hired. Later, I found out that one of my "friends" had gotten one of his buddies to prank call me and make sure the line was engaged when the real interviewer called. FML

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By stilljobless - 21/05/2015 02:49 - United States - Willimantic

Today, I got a call from a really great company that I applied to work for, asking me to come in for an interview. When I went in, they had no appointment scheduled and no idea who I was. It turned out it was all a prank by my brother and his friends. My brother is 30. FML

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By oopsie - 24/05/2009 14:50 - Canada

Today, I got a phone call from a number I didn't recognize. It was a man with a speech impediment, and I began imitating him. He was the manager of a store I applied at. He wanted to arrange an interview. FML

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Not working out

By Anonymous - 25/07/2014 02:04 - Canada - Burnaby

Today, after months of job hunting, I finally got a phone interview with a company. Excited, I prepared for the interview and conducted extensive research on the company. The interview ended within a minute. They'd got the wrong person. FML

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Coming or going

By almost governmental - 05/09/2014 22:02 - United Kingdom - Peterborough

Today, I got a call about a job interview, saying I was hired. I was ecstatic, until they called me back and said they'd called the wrong applicant. They called again later, saying there'd been a mistake and I really was hired. When I went in to confirm it, they said they'd never heard of me. FML

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Say my name, say my name

By Anonymous - 28/08/2020 23:01 - United States

Today, after being unemployed for over four months, I got a call from a company I've wanted to work for for over 2 years. After they were about to set up an interview, they called me by a different name. After correcting them, they hung up on me. Turns out they had the wrong number. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/10/2011 17:27 - United States

Today, I got called for a job interview. I didn't catch where it was, and in my excitement I forgot to ask. I now have no idea where I'm being interviewed. FML

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Canceled

By gonnabeunemployed - 08/12/2016 21:33

Today, I got a call from the only company that asked me to come in for an interview of the many applications I submitted. I answered it even though I was at my current job. My boss heard and chewed me out. The call was to cancel the interview since the position was filled. FML

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The old switcheroo

By Anonymous - 13/03/2013 16:14 - United States - New York

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

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By goodtiming - 20/05/2010 16:58 - Canada

Today, I finally got a job interview, and I thought it went amazing. They were supposed to call me today or tomorrow with the news. Today is also the day that my phone company decided to cut my phone off. FML

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AcesAndEights 0

Friday 25 September 2009 9:24

ouch.. well, you could try asking him to interview you anyway, since youre all dressed up and everything. Then kill your friends.

trailerboy531 0

Friday 25 September 2009 9:26

I work at Target. What you experienced is called a "miracle." Take it and run.

Comments

Witchcraft_fml 4

Friday 25 September 2009 9:35

Time to confiscate your friends' phones and ram it up their asses. That'll learn'em!

flyboy57 0

Friday 25 September 2009 9:45

PWNED!!

olisykes_ 0

Friday 25 September 2009 15:05

Originality never killed anyone, you know.

my_fml_account 2

Friday 25 September 2009 9:47

You got 'super excited' because you thought you got an interview at Target? Yes, FYL indeed, Way to set your goals high...

Hiimhaileypotter 52

Sunday 26 October 2014 20:47

There's nothing wrong with just trying to get job, no matter where it's at.

picturetaker 0

Friday 25 September 2009 9:57

why would you go unless you recently applied there...places just don't call random people.

amatayo 0

Friday 25 September 2009 10:57

people relax! who knows maybe op needs a job badly. and in this economic climate any job is better then nothing. but yeah target, ever time I go in there the workers look like they want to kill themselves.

littlexlion 4

Friday 25 September 2009 14:57

I concur with #16 Awhile ago, I really needed a job and I would apply to many places, Target included. I needed a job to pay for my college books and other living expenses. Having a job at minimum wage is better than no job.

capricaz 0

Friday 25 September 2009 15:10

it's not the minimum wage that's the problem. It's the f'ed up managers who treat you like crap no matter how much you kill yourself to get work done and be excellent to guests. Then go on and treat people who do less job better than you.

littlexlion 4

Friday 25 September 2009 15:33

I suppose so, I have heard a lot of negative feedback from Target employees. I do know from my own personal experience, I would have rather work there than to be at my previous job.

DoomJeff91 2

Friday 25 September 2009 11:17

If they pretended to be from NASA, I mean. That'd be a reason to get excited. "Pho_Real, we need your help!" Or maybe even a marshmallow factory... Yeah.

gilly011 0

Friday 25 September 2009 12:33

YDI for getting excited about an interview at target,

Flamersplamer 0

Friday 25 September 2009 12:52

Your friend is win.

Flamersplamer 0

Friday 25 September 2009 12:54

not true #15, my friend has gotten calls from companies they have never worked for before offering them jobs, so they do call random people. And this persons friend is win, end of.

TheTruth1428 0

Friday 25 September 2009 18:41

It's very rare that something like that happens. Even more so unlikely that a minimum wage, retail job would do something like that. I can see something that takes an actual education where a company would want the best employees, but this is just Target, nothing special. Anyone can do the job, they're not going to actively seek out better employees.