Today, after months of job hunting, I got a call back for a position. I was outside at the time and had no pen or paper available to write the address down. I told the guy to call me back in 5 minutes and he agreed. It's been 3 hours and still no call. 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'm looking for a job, and the employer I spoke to by phone was busy, but before hanging up he said, "We'll call you soon." I still wonder how he plans to do so without even having asked for my number. FML
Today, after months of job searching, I finally got a call for an interview. Right in the middle of the call, my phone hung up so the music app could open. I tried calling them back and got no response. FML
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, after months of job hunting, I finally got a phone interview with a company. Excited, I prepared for the interview and conducted extensive research on the company. The interview ended within a minute. They'd got the wrong person. FML
Today, I got called for a job interview. I didn't catch where it was, and in my excitement I forgot to ask. I now have no idea where I'm being interviewed. FML
Today, I got a call and was offered a position with a company that I really wanted to work for. I just had to wait a week to confirm that everything was good to go. Ten seconds after ending the call, they called back and said that they'd called the wrong person. The offer was for someone else. FML
Today, after waiting 3 months to see if I got the job I had applied for, I was told that they never received my application. Turns out that the email address that they told me to send it to was not being checked anymore and that they would be happy to consider me for the following year. FML
Today, while checking my voicemail, I noticed I had received one from a job that I've been trying to get in for months. Too bad they called two weeks ago. FML
Today, I checked my inbox and realized I got an email from a potential employer, saying they were having trouble getting a hold of me by phone. They called while my mom was using my phone to look up directions to a place, and she answered, kindly hanging up when they asked for me. FML
Today, I called in about a job application I put in over a week ago. Apparently, the branch of the company that I applied to was never given my information, and the position was filled days ago. I've been checking the status of the position online daily, and it still says that it's open. FML
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Top comments
Jewelofagal 2
Big mistake asking the employer to serve as your personal secretary. You should have offered to return the call to him and not asked him to make yet another call to you, this time on your timeframe. Don't expect to get the job.
GiantOctopusRulz 2
call him back?
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catatonicsleep 17
not everyone has a good auditory memory, mine is shocking, i have to write down most things immediatly to be able to remember them especially things like phone numbers. I must start carrying round a pen so this never happens to me.
badvoodoo 0
Can't you just google map search the company's headquaters/location in the area for which you applied?
flotar 0
ydi... next time put ur phone on speaker and write it on ur cell. good luck though!!!
Newbie21 1
why the heck wouldnt u drop everything and Find paper and pen?
blueStoney 0
YDI. Always offer to call them back or ask them to hold on a second while you go inside to get a paper and pencil. It's your responsibility to keep in contact if you want the job, I'm sure they have plenty of other people in line.
BlueTwist89 0
aw, that sucks. but it only takes a sec to get pen :(.
FortuneFaded 0
Unlucky there, although as said, asking him to call you back wouldn't have come across as professional.
ditdotditdot 0
that was dumb of you. the guy probably moved on to the next person on the list. YDI
AmeOwl 0
She wasn't on a computer at the time ("outside")! However, the professional thing to do would have been to go inside and get a pen and paper. They would rather wait on the line then bother calling you back. Also, since you were outside, I'm assuming this was a cell phone which means a) you have the number to call them back in your phone, and b) you could've typed the information into your phone. I won't say you deserved it, but I hope you learned something from this experience.
Major_Panama 0
Pursuit of Happiness? Do as Will Smith does.