Today, I googled myself in preparation for my upcoming job interview. Turns out there's a girl on Twitter with my name and age who tweets nonstop about getting wasted and being on probation. She won't make her profile private. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I found my daughter on Facebook after years of looking for her after the divorce. It turns out it was my ex pretending to be my daughter so she could track me down. FML
Today, a guy asked for my number at a party. As I was entering my number into his phone, my name and a picture of me popped up. I'm afraid I just met my stalker. FML
Today, I found out that mishearing my boss and laughing at what I thought he said can make him think I'm high and nearly force me to submit to a drug test. FML
Today, I was searched and questioned at the airport for having an apple. FML
Today, my wife, who has a drinking problem, looked me straight in the eye as she poured herself a "water" bottle to enjoy while at work. FML
Today, I showed by ID to get into a bar and the bouncer kept it because he said it wasn't me. It was. Apparently I've gained so much weight I am unrecognizable. FML
Today, a girl in my class introduced herself to me for the fourth time this semester. Am I really that invisible? FML
Today, I overheard my boss stressing out over finding a replacement for me. I didn't know I was leaving. FML
Today, my crazy ex-girlfriend legally changed her last name to mine. I'm getting married in a week. FML
Today, the guy I was seeing texted me a photo back of myself I had sent him earlier, saying I'm such a beautiful woman, suggesting that I set it as my profile pic. Too bad he doesn't think I'm pretty enough without a lot of enhancements, because he photoshopped the hell out of that thing. FML
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SWC_Penguin 17
Any employer that's dumb enough to think there's only one person in the world with your name is an employer you don't want to work for anyway.
Black0ut247 5
I'm sure you could explain the situation to employers
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Black0ut247 5
I'm sure you could explain the situation to employers
realphoenix 3
Add your facebook and twitter addresses to your resume maybe
firefighter925 18
Change ur name on twitter
lilhellian 27
Changing her name does nothing if they google her name. She's going to have to explain it to them and or put her actual twitter on her resume.
Welshite 40
I would shy away from posting my twitter and Facebook information on a resume. Personally, I believe it looks unprofessional.
bellebe1998 16
#43 if OP doesn't put it on the resume, then they will find the other account and they won't hire.
MikaykayUnicorn 36
Maybe she has a picture of her up and they won't think OP is her.
niallo 23
Firstly, good job googling yourself and finding the issue before you went to the interview. You weren't cought by surprise. Flat out tell them. Make. Sure you're the one to bring it up. If they do, all is lost. Everything after that point is an excuse.
SWC_Penguin 17
Any employer that's dumb enough to think there's only one person in the world with your name is an employer you don't want to work for anyway.
Kamon97 23
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Really doubt OP would look like get anyway
MattOnFML 13
I think it's trying to communicate with us
rlTlk 13
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#28 my auto correct wants to then her to get too... smh it also turns dk to sleep, and idk to island.. every time without exception lol
rlTlk 13
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and turn to then apparently -_-
bayliebug 14
Really, #69? Because some people's phones put "get" instead of "her." See how 'g' is close to 'h' and 't' is close to 'r'? That's really not something that is hard to figure out. And by the way, people post "it's trying to communicate" all the time when someone makes a mistake. If you're going to keep repeating the phrase, please save it for comments that actually deserve it.
SWC_Penguin 17
Yes 92, it was hard. I'm glad that you're so smart but that did not occur to me, even a little bit.
Robbieisadowg 16
#2 unless you have a name along the lines of "Shanquadong denaqaqqq".
Kahli21 15
I'm the only person who shows up if I Google myself. My Facebook doesn't show up ( I use another name there, and employers don't need to see it! ), and my Twitter doesn't either ( not that I tweet anyway ). There's just a bunch of those stupid profile places that somehow get your city of residence and age, and then they want you to pay a bunch of money to get rid of it from their site. Some of those don't even have the right age, but whatever. I'm fairly certain that I'm the -only- person in the U.S. with my name, even discounting my middle name. It's entirely possible for someone to have a normal name and be the only one.
yscpunkchick 14
Damn #93, who pooped in your soup today? No need to be so bitchy.
skyttlz 32
I've googled myself before and it pretty much just had my G+ and Facebook and whatever else I use. My last name is a little weird and when I look up my last name it only has my relatives. We may be the only ones with the last name.
Kamon97 23
Grammar nazis... Grammar nazis everywhere...
thrifting 18
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One word: Blackmail.
evilplatypus 39
How do you blackmail someone who so happily flaunts their vices and shortcomings to the world?
phoneYuNOlisten 16
That wouldn't help the situation at all.
cakefete2 31
Well, you could threaten to tell people she is secretly a good person, pays taxes, and keeps away from drugs. That would do damage to her rep.
gc327072 31
Get her right in the street cred.
igive 29
As long as you don't look like her or have the same email you'll be fine.
Kamon97 23
Or even the same age I'm sure OP will be fine
evilplatypus 39
"...with my name and AGE..."
xpokeloverx 6
The other girl is the same age as her. Learn to read better
young_weezy_fml 3
unless you look exactly like her i'm sure you'll be fine
Welshite 40
Considering that most potential employers look a bit further than a name, I'd think you are fine. Otherwise, it would suck for all the John Smiths out there.
rlTlk 13
I'm really wondering why John Smith is still a common name.. you'd think the cliche of it would stop parents doing that to their children by now..
CrazyGirlfriend 21
its such a common name because The Doctor always uses it (sorry, I had to haha).
homerr123 15
keep tweeting about boring work related stuff on your profile till all her waster friends abandon her
xpokeloverx 6
I doubt OP and the other girl have the same friends, so it won't do anything
homerr123 15
it could be a 2 way case of mistaken identities.. dont read into it so much
8born8 18
If OP keeps tweeting about "boring work" wouldn't potential employers see that as a negative, that it's tedious and OP is only feigning interest? Isn't that counterproductive to what OP actually wants to achieve?
commonlogicz42 6
Ah the worst kind of identity theft. Well, not really but still sorta unfortunate. Maybe incorporate your middle name into your social network and resume.
diaspora_fml 26
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This is the most inane comment I've ever read. Well, not really but still sorta unfortunate. Maybe incorporate words with relevant meaning in the future.
Ranimal 12
# 8 actually brought up a good point and possible solution to OP's problem. # 98, are you on something? Go away.
rdenkewicz 11
Get a character reference if you are so worried.
graceinsheepwear 34
Can you add your middle initial to your resume to distinguish yourself?
Marcelb 17
Not everybody has a middle name though
KVKdragon 26
Yeah but you could always adopt a middle initial or officially add a middle initial if you'd like to. Several American presidents did that because they wanted their names to look more dignified/sound more pleasant ;)