Today, my boss told me, "You oversold your skills in your job interview." I have worked in this industry for 25 years. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after putting in 110% at my shitty job for two years straight, my boss told me point-blank I'm too good in my current position for him to ever be able to justify promoting me. FML
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
Today, my boss said to me: 'You know, our competitors are also hiring!' FML
Today, my boss found out I had applied for a much better paying job. He told me I'd do a better job and make more money there. Then he fired me. FML
Today, my boss told me I got my new job because she rejected candidates that seemed "too confident" or "too pretty." FML
Today, my boss asked me, "Can I give you some constructive criticism?" I said yes. He told me, "Your work is really shit. You have no talent and I can't figure out why I hired you." FML
Today, I had a fourth and final round interview for a well paying job for which I'm very qualified that I need because my own business in the same field fell off a cliff after 15 straight successful years. The woman who interviewed me hated me from the start and lied about my analysis on simple things in her report. I didn't get the job. 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, while waiting for an interview at the career that I've been spending months tailoring my résumé for, I was thrown up on by my only competitor. Guess who got the job. FML
Today, I found out that after three years of telling my boss our strategy wasn't going to work, that I was right - it didn't work. I also found out that because it didn't work, I lost my job. My boss still has his. FML
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Chazzster 32
Working in an industry a long time does not necessarily guarantee you have specific skills in every aspect of that industry. For example I worked for years as an electronic engineer in the video industry (TV's, cameras, displays) mostly in the analog video side. That didn't make me as expert in, for example digital video processing... OP, boss might have a point - While I get that this is upsetting and aggravating, you better pay attention to what the boss is telling you. The last thing I would ever want is to be a position where I was not qualified for my job - That leads to dissaster.
smartal 3
“You oversold this company as a great place to work”
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Chazzster 32
Working in an industry a long time does not necessarily guarantee you have specific skills in every aspect of that industry. For example I worked for years as an electronic engineer in the video industry (TV's, cameras, displays) mostly in the analog video side. That didn't make me as expert in, for example digital video processing... OP, boss might have a point - While I get that this is upsetting and aggravating, you better pay attention to what the boss is telling you. The last thing I would ever want is to be a position where I was not qualified for my job - That leads to dissaster.
D J's MOM 17
maybe your boss is jealous and is trying to mess with your confidence because he's afraid you'll get his job.
smartal 3
“You oversold this company as a great place to work”