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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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
Today, I got a call from an ad agency offering me a job. I was so excited, because I've been looking for work for a few months now and really wanted to work for them. An hour later, they called apologizing, because they'd made a mistake and offered the job to the wrong person. FML
Today, I got a call and was offered a position with a company that I really wanted to work for. I just had to wait a week to confirm that everything was good to go. Ten seconds after ending the call, they called back and said that they'd called the wrong person. The offer was for someone else. FML
Today, the company I applied for called up congratulating me in getting the job. I was ecstatic. Quickly enough I texted a few mates that I'd got the job. Twenty minutes later they called again, saying the trainee had accidentally called the wrong applicant. FML
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
Today, while despairing over having been rejected for my dream job, I received an email asking me to come back in for another interview. Then they called me to say they accidentally sent the email to all the applicants, and that they definitely aren't interested. FML
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
Today, I called a possible employer I had an interview with about a week ago to see if I had got the job that I have already been trained for. Her response? "Are you sure I interviewed you?" FML
Today, I have been waiting for a call from a job I applied for. I soon got a text from my current boss, who doesn't know I'm job hunting, letting me know that the recruiter was trying to reach me. It turns out that the phone number on my resumé was wrong. FML
Today, I had an interview for a pretty interesting job. Everything was going smoothly until I referred to their company by the wrong name, not once, but three times. They politely corrected me each time, but I could see the resentment in their eyes, especially because it was the name of their main competitor. I probably won't be getting the job, huh? FML
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Top comments
Doberman101 29
Sounds like that company needs to get their stuff together. But sorry OP. Hope you find a good job one day.
WCARlover 35
I think you dodged a bullet there...
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Comments (73)
Doberman101 29
Sounds like that company needs to get their stuff together. But sorry OP. Hope you find a good job one day.
urdirtyolduncle 15
Awkwardddd
Yeshua_fml 19
OP should have asked if they counted as billable hours.
doctorhook86 25
#1: The OP's username is "almost governmental", so maybe we're in some real trouble...
Arwen_Evenstar 37
A screw up like that? Almost bound to be our *wonderful* government.
Silverien 4
Look at the country. UK is just as screwed up as the United States apparently.
heyithinkyourhot 12
How does that even happen hahaha.
ethan_unoxx 29
did you tell them you applied?
badluckalex 23
I dont think they wouldve had ops number if they didnt apply
WCARlover 35
I think you dodged a bullet there...
nikkipettyfer 24
Sounds very unprofessional
pwnman 33
You did dodge a bullet there. If you were in that job, who knows what you would turn into; because of the staff there!
Dreamsorrow93 24
I'd say it happens, but in honesty your luck sucks.
SaharaZinc 14
Think of it as an opportunity to pursue bigger and better things!
DianeYoung 11
That's just rude. You should boycott them
Axipiter 24
Boycott the government?
DianeYoung 11
Definitely skipped the name earlier...
IHATEFMYLIFE 26
Kinda sounds like someone is playing a cruel joke on you. Probably someone close to you since they know about you applying for jobs. If it is a joke, that's a f'ed thing to do to a friend.
Brandi_Faith 34
At first I thought that this company was really unprofessional and sloppy, but once I read that OP went to the building and they didn't know him, I too started wondering if it was a prank. Either it's a prank or the company is really disorganized, but either way your life really sucks OP!
SasquatchDeluxe 10
If he had applied to the place, they should have known that he had interviewed, at the very least. If they didn't even have records of that, it sounds more like a FUBAR company than a prank from a friend.
False_Stupidity 42
FUBAR pretty accurately describes government, so you're probably right.