Today, I was scheduled for an interview at a local firm owned by two partners. The secretary told me to be there at around 12:00 to 12:30 pm, so I arrived at 12:15. The first boss told me off for being early, the other one yelled at me for being late. 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 showed up on time for a job interview. After waiting for about three hours, I was informed that the manager had "better things to do" than interview me. FML
Today, I had a job interview. I got there as quick as I could, having to travel two hours into a city I'd never been to. When I arrived, they told me I was turned down for being too late. They'd rescheduled the interview an hour earlier and I wasn't notified of the change. FML
Today, I was late for an interview. Going into the elevator, a man ran up to the doors but since I was late, I pressed the "close" button. When I arrived to the office, the secretary asked me to wait. The boss walked in to interview me. The man whose face I closed the elevator doors on. FML
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Today, I was told to be present for a meeting that started at 5pm. I arrived 15 minutes early, and I was late for the meeting. This happens regularly. FML
Today, I had my first job interview in ages. I went in early, but instead of anyone telling me, they waited for the manager to come and get mad at me because it was supposed to be an online interview. I apologized and we went ahead with the interview, but she seemed disinterested and annoyed. I don’t think I got the job. FML
Today, I was yelled at and almost fired for showing up "late" to work. I was the first one here. FML
Today, I had an interview scheduled for 10:05. When I got there, someone was talking to them, so I sat down to wait. Little did I know this wait would be 45 minutes. I got told to go home and that I'd be rescheduled. FML
Today, I arrived at work and was immediately given a disciplinary write-up for being two hours late for my shift. Apparently the manager had changed my schedule that morning and failed to tell me. FML
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Lauren10102 3
How dare you be early?!
perdix 31
Sounds like a delightful work environment. They're bitching at you even before you're on the payroll.
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Comments (62)
watsonpsykosis 10
I agree that you were late. They said 12 to 12:30, that's means show up at 11:45; always show up early for interviews. This is one reason why college grads are not getting jobs these days.
jtaylor991 6
being there at 12:25 would still be early, they gave a time frame. its better to be there earlier but no one has the right to criticize you if youre there near the latter time. plus, when given a timeframe i assume the earlier time is the earliest time necessary
foreverboredZ 4
Tel Aviv! That place is awesome. Sorry about that tho :/
007type 26
Sounds like you are in middle of nowhere....
2112mike 4
If anyone ever gives you a time slot ALWAYS be there at the earliest. You should have been there by 11:50, and if they took you at 12:30, you wait till then
theangelfromhell 6
Next time, do like me and arrive 5 to 10 minutes before the earliest time.
j3ebrules 13
Lmfao. Classic.
gardenwhipped3 14
If for some frightful reason you do get there, i would get specific times and write everything down. However be aware that if you actually do that, and call them out on it, you will still probably lose. One time my dad was mad at me for fighting with my brother and told us to wait in the car and he didn't want us to say a word. I did exactly what he said (i didn't say a word), and i kept a list of every time my brother talked, when he got back i gave it to him. And he yelled at me some more. I think I was 11 or 12. It was still a good lesson.
the_true_batman 10
I hate when people do that! Exact numbers please. I worked at a gas station a few years ago and people would come in and say "Give me 20 to 30 dollars of gas". Annoyed the shit out of me (especially because people would give a disappointed sigh at the number I picked). Now I have an awesome job making three times what I did there and don't need to put up with customers. I wonder if this was a test, to see how you'd respond to something as insane as this. If so, it was a good test. If not, they are idiots.
pabst4america 1
I just flat out don't believe this is true
rocketpopper1030 11
Good cop bad cop?