Today, after waiting well over a month for a work visa in Germany that should only have taken 3 weeks to come through, I finally received my long-awaited answer. Unfortunately, that answer was "We lost your paperwork." 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, 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, I've been waiting for a very important document in the mail. It has been two months. I reviewed my application and realized I forgot to put a mailing address down. FML
Today, it's been three weeks since I moved to Germany with my own money, after my company's offices in Spain shut down. I was given a job at the headquarters here, only to have just found out that the whole company is now set to go into liquidation. FML
Today, after 3 months of job hunting, I finally got a job. But now my birth certificate and social security card are somehow lost, and I can't start until I let them see a copy. FML
Today, I accepted a great job offer I've been working months to earn so I can continue to live with my fiancé here in Poland. I just found out that my work visa was denied. Now I have to fly home to Canada and reapply before coming back. This takes a month. My new job starts tomorrow. FML
Today, I finally received my passport. Too bad my flight to Italy left last week. FML
Today, after cancelling work, arguing with my family, scrambling to pack my bags, speeding to the airport and filling in immigration forms to fly out to have a much needed holiday, I wasn't allowed to check in. My passport has less than 6 months away from expiration on it. Yes, that's a thing, apparently. FML
Today, my mental state went down another 2 levels when after 2 years of unemployment, I finally got offered a great job abroad. However, I probably won't even be able to go because I've reached the point where I'm too broke to even apply to get my passport made. FML
Today, I had to call the Australian Passport office to track my passport. Turns out they lost it in the mail. A week ago, I got my dream job as a flight attendant. Without a passport they won't accept me. I lost my dream job before I even started it. FML
Today, I arrived in Germany for a summer-long stay. The family I'm supposed to stay with had said they spoke fluent English. They don't. I don't speak German. It's going to be a quiet two months. FML
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Top comments
gpg5 19
They must have really hated you.
devildog562 33
Government services always seem to work this way. Personally at the 9 week mark for my medical license .... Sorry op.
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gpg5 19
They must have really hated you.
gpg5 19
I see I'm getting down voted, so let me elaborate on what I mean. They obviously didn't lose the paperwork, as they wouldn't have been able to contact him.
ChristianH39 30
her* And I was wondering about that too, maybe OP called to follow up
False_Stupidity 42
Or, maybe they meant that they lost all the supporting paperwork but still had part of the application and thus the OP's address.
urdirtyolduncle 15
Well, in the US, the address is written on top of the resume. I don't know about Germany, though. OP should've followed up with them and asked why they'd taken so long.
cristy91 33
I had to get a work visa for Germany. You have to register online and you provide contact info on the site and then you bring your supporting documentation in person, at least that's how it worked for me. If they lost everything, that would suck horribly because they take your passport along with all the paperwork. OP posted from Germany so at least we know it all worked out in the end.
Randomperson13 6
Sorry op
gpg5 19
There's a button that more or less says that
johobus28 26
Hey, at least she's in Bayern. Oktoberfest is being held in Münich right now.
worldclassrager 41
I sure hope you made a photo copy it's not the same as original but at times it does work
devildog562 33
Government services always seem to work this way. Personally at the 9 week mark for my medical license .... Sorry op.
Red_Rising 13
Awe that sucks.
gpg5 19
Button that says that.
cakefete2 31
You're four out of the first seven comments. You even replied to your own comments. Take a breather and step away from the keypad.
gpg5 19
I have a phone and I was bored to tears on my walk home from school, sue me. Let me clarify, that "sue me" was sarcastic. I feel like you'll take it seriously.
mld4657 28
ouch that is not cool.
BadApple88 29
Unprofessional people don't deserve jobs
fuckercakes 21
Am I the only one that actually got pissed off by this?
garrett_8614 14
Nope, this has happened to me too so I know how frustrating this is to have to deal with unorganized, unprofessional people.
Shiny_nickels 14
I may not do actual paperwork but I have to say when I'm waiting for something that doesn't take long I get pissed. Best of luck next time OP...
RedPillSucks 33
The least interesting person in the world: I may not do actual paperwork, but when I do, I like to piss of as many people as possible
jackycat 17
I totally did to! They're messing with her freaking job by screwing up like that. Three things you never mess with 1) family 2) significant other and 3) someone's money or the means to earn that money.
Smiley_70 22
Follow up along the way to ensure they have what they need. Sorry for your aggravation though
stingray112 24
Man that totally sucks I hope you have better luck next time OP