Today, I had my first job interview in months. The guy chuckled mockingly at my master's degree in philosophy and wound up admitting that he had no idea why I'd even been selected to be interviewed. 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 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 went to my first job interview. I didn't think I was doing too badly, until the interviewer said, "Wait a second, you're in high school?" I explained that the guy who'd called me had said that this wouldn't be a problem. I then watched as my interviewer left his desk to "deal" with him. FML
Today, I had my first job interview since graduating from university. The person who interviewed me informed me that not using my degree after two years practically makes it null and void. I guess instead of being a financial advisor at the company, I could always be a janitor there. FML
Today, I went to a job interview. I never applied for the job, they'd sought me out, had a phone interview, and sent samples, all before the face-to-face interview. Turns out none of the people I met with had even read my resume or writing samples. I was told I might not be a good fit. FML
Today, I had a job interview with a world-renowned forensic psychologist, and it fits my degree perfectly. He didn't want to hire me, but he'd like me to return as a patient. FML
Today, I had a job interview, for which I spent hours preparing. My interviewer was nothing more than a pimple-faced teen, and after only two minutes of reviewing my qualifications, he lost interest and started asking such questions as which Hogwarts house is my favorite. FML
Today, I had my first job interview for eight months. My interviewer noticeably yawned during my reply to the first question. FML
Today, I was at a job interview for a position I really needed. Somehow, the interviewer and I started talking about fishing. I joked, "I'm a master baiter." Needless to say, I didn't get the job. 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, after months of unemployment, I got an interview. It went great until the recruiter asked if I had questions. Trying to sound thoughtful, I asked, "What do employees dislike most about working here?" The recruiter laughed and said, "That's a unique way to phrase that." I spent the rest of the interview wondering why my brain chose violence at the worst possible moment. FML
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Bluepies 24
Yeah, I'm in the "You had not one, but two chances to major in something useful" camp. What did you expect?
tigerisabelle 31
You should philosophize about why certain portions of mankind feel the need to be dicks
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Comments (46)
Severefear 7
Sorry, but in this economic climate philosophy wasn't a good choice.
interesting33 37
To peoepl dissing OP for choosing Philosophy - it shows a high level of thinking, the ability to rationalse, to debate, think critically, be open minded, argue and recognise other viewppoints. It shows OP can write good essays, can research and can wrestle with complex ideas. There arew a lot of good, transferrrable skills with it - not to mention things like organisation and time management. It is important to recognise other viewpoints.
luther48 20
Just what every employer wants! Someone who can argue then write an essay.
G6Fari 18
Will screw him for being such an ass and not explaining good actions. Keep your head up high ?
Omniprism 15
Actually philosophy degrees are kinda like psychology degrees they show that you can work through complex problems. That dude was an asshole.
luther48 20
As do engineering, statistics, teaching, law, medical, and economics degrees. The difference: people want to employ Engineers, statisticians, teachers, lawyers, doctors, and economists.
Seabass_Chan 33
I'm not sure whether I should feel personally offended by your statement, or confused as to how you came to that conclusion.
slavka012 11
I chuckled at your "complex problems". Go learn math and physics. Then you will know...
cow654 6
You knew what you were getting into when you pursued a philosophy degree. I'm not saying it was a mistake but there is no huge demand these days in a feud like that :/
Adolf_Hipster13 13
Yea philosophy isn't a good field to major in.
imbedderdenu 23
You majored in philosophy. Wtf did you think was going to happen? Congratulations, you wasted Mom and Dad's $. smh
Shane557 12
YDI for choosing a degree that is practically useless.
TAntobella 14
I'm devastated by the ignorance of these comments. What is it, a red-neck and wrestlers fair? OP, congratulations on your master degree, I'm glad that someone is still thinking and working hard on getting an extraordinary education. Clearly humanity needs more people like you. Good luck with the morons.
shanson 22
To all the people saying that philosophy is useless, that's untrue. A lot of businesses want it because it teaches people how to think outside the box
gobiteme2 34
If after his BA degree he couldn't figure it wasn't going to help as much as he thought he was in the box