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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slavka012 11
YDI for majoring in the philosophy and for listing the degree in resume applying to a position where it is not needed. What kind of reaction did you expect? You should be thankful to this guy. Unlike all the other who will tell you "wow, philosophy" while thinking to themselves "what an idiot"
baristalbc 18
I guess the latest me of work is important, but I have no use for a Philosophy major. Strictly academic fields of study are important (I guess), but you can't blame anyone for focusing on potential employees with practical experience and/or education. Maybe the interviewer could've been more professional about it, but he had a point.
MegaManVault 4
Reminds me of an article from a decade about about Philosophy majors. It was an interview with a smug grad who's entire line was "What kind of job can I get with a philosophy degree? Any kind I ******* want." due to it being a degree that many fortune 500 company leaders had and a common degree held by actuaries at the time. Turned out he ruined it for everyone else, as business were reading the article and getting the impression than philosophy grads were all dicks and that the sudden influx of philosophy grads flooded the market.
kainpwnsu 19
Why? We're you interviewing for a job in astrophysics? Perhaps as an anesthetician or frame welder?
DLBL 23
What did the job ad say? "Full Time Philosopher needed for growing philosophy company selling philosophy to customers of philosophy"?