Today, after passing various interviews and tests, I was given a great job pending a pre-employment medical test. Now I'm jobless and colorblind. 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 recently woke up colourblind and so far no doctor or surgeon can tell me why. I'm a graphic designer, I went to university and put years of practise into this specific skill set, I need to see in colour or this could cost me my job and ruin my career prospects. FML
Today, after constantly checking my email for a week, I finally got a letter saying that I was accepted to take a test for a job position. The only problem is I was scheduled to test today, eight hours ago. FML
Today, I got myself a cool pair of colored contacts. I was wearing them while at home, so that I'll get used to them. Then I had to go to a job interview. I forgot to take them out. I went to a job interview with zebra-print eyes. FML
Today, I found one of those online color blindness tests where you have to distinguish a colored number from the pattern. Not being able to, I spent hundreds of dollars on medical tests to discover that the pattern online was a joke. FML
Today, I can't attend an interview for a great job because I have an exam. An exam I need to pass in order to have a great job like the one I'm missing the interview for. FML
Today, after searching for a job for over a year now, I finally got an interview. The pressure made me so nervous that I passed out in the middle of it. FML
Today, my boss tested a candidate for my current position while I was out of the office. How did I find out? I work in HR and the test results were sent to my email. The reason I was out was to have emergency surgery. Now I get to recover and job search at the same time. FML
Today, I've been diagnosed with an incurable condition in both eyes that is making me go blind. I lost my job and had to drop out of my final year in college because of this. Then my ex found out and stole my car since I "won't need it". FML
Today, after being years of being told that it's a pipe dream and that I couldn't do it, I finally qualified for my unconventional dream job, competing with almost 100k people, only to find out during the medical exam that as I have epilepsy, I'm unfit for the job. FML
Today, after months of tests, I was the only candidate left for my dream job. Then, only a few days before the last meeting before signing the contract, I get a call from HR informing me their co-worker unexpectedly came back from unpaid leave and that they are obliged to give him the job. FML
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Mooglefox 24
What kind of job is it that you can't get if you are colorblind?
LyricaSilvan 30
I've heard you can be passed over for piloting jobs if you have certain forms of color blindness.
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Comments (34)
wanted_2_want 40
Damn!! Surely you didn't see it coming!!
Mooglefox 24
What kind of job is it that you can't get if you are colorblind?
Mudge 11
a painter
DoomedGemini 38
I believe colorblind people still see shades of color different from others, just not the color other people see. So I'm sure they can still be painters :)
LyricaSilvan 30
I've heard you can be passed over for piloting jobs if you have certain forms of color blindness.
zeusdom 15
Certain military jobs I believe as well
icemand90 17
same for the military.
jessebelle0714 16
You can still be in the military (Air Force at least) with color blindness, just not all jobs. You can't be a mechanic, for instance. Or a fire fighter.
amazed_71 14
Electricians cannot be colorblind either.
species4872 20
There are varying degrees of color blindness, Most people have some kind of color blindness to a greater or lesser extant. By the way, never argue with a women about color hues as women can distinguish far more hues then men.
sparkledoge 29
That's just a biological fact. Colorblindness is extremely rare in women, that aside, never argue about colors with anyone because it's been proved that almost everyone has a slightly different perception of colors, what one sees as teal is blue for another person. And different types of colorblindness do exist, most colorblind people can't see red nor green. Some can't see blue and some can't see any colors and see only in black and white, though it's extremely rare.
Maximusmime 20
Jesus.... You do realize we all have the same cones in our eyes, right? And also, hues or constant. You're thinking of tints and shades.
anonymuse_fml 31
It should be most men have some form of colour blindness. Most women do not...
RichardPencil 32
Aw, I'm sorry, that sucks. I'm sad for you because that's so racist! I thought we all were supposed to be colorblind.
Bearsmomma 30
Nothing to do with race. Discrimination for sure, but not in race.
abrahambrown 0
How is that racist?
MadamJones 1
This person was making a joke about people who claim they're not racist, they don't see color, calling themselves "colorblind."
Ilmoran 20
The joke here is using "not seeing color" as "not being racist". So, the company is so racist that they wouldn't hire the OP, because the OP is not racist.
species4872 20
Nothing really to do with discrimination either as color blindness can be a safety issue.
Iwannarock1 19
Richard, you don't need to comment on every FML. You're trying too hard here.
lostmongoose 23
It's not even discrimination, for some jobs colorblindness can be a safety hazard.
Chazzster 32
Did you not already know you were colorblind before taking the test?
Soninuva 41
Many people don't realize that they're colorblind. This is mainly due to colorblind being (in most instances) a misnomer. The way humans perceive color is that we have, in our eyes, an assortment of cone shaped cells that are stimulated by certain wavelengths of light. There are three types: those that help us perceive red light, those for blue, and those for green. If one has a deficiency of one or more types, or even a complete lack thereof, that person will be unable to perceive the correlating primary color(s), and as an extension, any color made using that/those color(s) will be perceived as a different color than somebody with the proper amount of cones would see. So basically, if a person only has a deficiency of one type of cone (and not a complete omission of it), their color perception will differ from the norm. In most cases, this has absolutely no bearing on the individual's livelihood, and they might go their entire life without knowing they are, in fact, colorblind. However, certain fields require a person to be able to differentiate colors accurately (as an earlier commenter mentioned, a pilot is one such career). While one may think it's no big deal, it becomes apparent why it can be in certain situations when one considers one of the simple tests for colorblindness. It basically has a circle of colored dots (the colors vary from page to page), and in each circle, there is a number made up of dots of a different color. To most people, the number is easily discernible. However, to one whom is colorblind, on some pages, it is impossible to make out the number, due to them having the necessary cone(s) to differentiate the colors from each other. The pages are set up in such a way that the number(s) which the person was/were unable to identify demonstrates which cone(s) they may have a deficiency of, or be lacking.
SirOwl 0
ignorance is bliss, eh?
rickAUS 22
I went with 'I agree, your life sucks' but I'm not sure now that I voted. I kind of feel like this is something you should have been diagnosed with or been aware of a long time ago, but on the other hand I know people who didn't know they were colour bind until well into their 40's because when they were diagnosed it was for Protanomaly or Deuteranomaly which are basically the least intrusive colourblindness you can have. It sucks but at the end of the day if the job requires extensive use of visual imagery and being able to distinguish between colours is essential then I can understand their position.
Isa_fml 20
Well, I mean, you were already colourblind, whether you knew it or not...
gracehi 33
If it's any consolation, you were jobless and colorblind before, it's just now you know about it.
NuttyProfessor 7
Depending on the job, they might have just broken the GINA law, Genetic Information and Nondiscrimination Law (passed in 2008). http://ginahelp.org/ Being colorblind is a genetic disorder and the law prohibits discrimination based on genetic status.
sparkledoge 29
But not being able to distinguish wires if you're, for example, an electrician, is a safety issue. If there was a medical test for colorblindness and OP didn't pass, there must be a reason.