Today, during a job interview, I was offered a sandwich. I politely declined, explaining that I'm a coeliac and would probably get very sick. He said coeliac disease "isn't real" and that gluten-free eating is just a fad. I had to leave when he kept pushing me to accept it. 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, I had a lovely gluten-free pizza out at a local restaurant. After I'd finished, they informed me it wasn't in fact gluten-free. I am Celiac and this means I will be ill for the next six weeks. FML
Today, my boss was hosting some client representatives for a meeting and had offered to buy everyone lunch. The "healthy" place he's ordering from made me sick last time, so I'd politely opted out. At lunch, the reps glared at me in the meeting room as I ate my homemade chili con carne. Turns out they're all vegans. FML
Today, a customer asked if we stocked gluten-free water. Then she got pissed when I laughed at what I thought was her joke. FML
Today, I went to a job interview, and halfway through my perfectly rehearsed answers, my stomach started growling loudly. I tried to keep calm, but then it let out the most embarrassing noise I’ve ever heard. The interviewer paused what he was saying, then said, "Are you hungry or do you need to fart?" FML
Today, I had a job interview. The moment I walked into the room, the interviewer said, "OK, I will interview you, but there is no way I'm hiring you." FML
Today, I found out I have celiac disease. I also happen to be a baker and will be constantly reminded of all the wheat products I can no longer enjoy. FML
Today, I went to an important job interview, only to be told I'm not what such a "prestigious" company was looking for. This from a pimply-faced 20-something who took a personal call on speakerphone mid-interview, and actually said "LMAO" out loud at his friend's joke. FML
Today, I had a job interview that I really wanted to nail. Everything was great until the interviewer asked me why I left my last job. I meant to say, "I felt it was time for a new challenge," but instead I said, "I felt tired of pretending to care." The look on their face was priceless. Needless to say, but I don't think I'll get the job. FML
Today, I had a job interview. I thought it was going pretty well, until I got the hiccups. The interviewer immediately said, "Yeah, I think we’re done here," and sent me away. FML
Today, while working as a barista, a customer asked me for "gluten free milk". When I told her that most milk is gluten free, she flew into a fit of rage and cussed me out for being a "cheeky bitch". My manager then lectured me about not being "patronising" to customers. FML
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jolie21 18
What a douche! I hate people like that! Better luck next time OP.
DooleyFTW 17
While I do tend to think gluten free eating is a bit of a fad it takes a special kind of stupid to think a coeliac is following a trend. FYL OP, there's more jobs out there!
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sanecatlady 13
I guess in a few more years no one will be able to eat normal food any more. Nothing I eat makes me sick, it just makes me fat instead. :(
kitkatvan 5
I don't have celiac disease, but I have hypothyroidism and I shouldn't eat gluten. I've been eating gluten my whole life and was diagnosed only a few years ago. I'm thankful that gluten free eating is popular now because I can eat many foods that normally have gluten. That man is a dumb ass and you should talk to his superior about his rudeness.
Quiet_one 22
I'm genuinely curious here. Most of the women on my dad's side of the family have hypothyroidism, but none of them eat gluten free. As long as they keep taking the right amount of hormone supplementation they don't run into any problems. The only potential connection I've heard of between the thyroid and gluten is with Grave's disease (I have this one), but I couldn't find any scientific studies that were able to prove that a gluten-free diet had any effect. Is there a specific form of hypothyroidism that requires a gluten free diet? I'm not an expert by any means, and I'm not saying I don't believe you. Just curious.
sammybone96 16
I work in an Italian restaurant that has two separate menus and one is gluten free. They make sure everything is separated from the foods with gluten. I never knew what gluten was or that some people can't eat it or they could die until I started working there.
prettyinpink20 4
I would like to see him go through that if I eat the wrong thing I can get so sick
doglover100 29
He seems like an idiot anyways, you lucked out.
KestrelGirl 15
I and three other members of my family are gluten-free (all for different reasons, surprisingly, but no celiac). We know how hard it is for you OP. This potential boss is a jerk. Though I've never met anyone like him, I can see how there are people who share his twisted beliefs.
Vman1702 12
I habe the same disease I know ur pain and how much this shit sucks
Ipsum629 13
gluten sensitivity is bs, not celiac. celiac is well understood and has been linked to a particular gene. that is about as well understood as it gets.
daemonsparta 16
he's a moron
fantasyworld 39
People have turned it into a fad but that means more options.