Today, I applied for a job and got called in for an interview. I lied on my resume stating that I speak Japanese fluently. Turns out, my potential employer is half-Japanese and wants to conduct the interview entirely in Japanese. FML
jmk10 tells us more.
Op here, wow I didn't know this would actually get published. Yeah I know I shouldn't have lied but I should probably mention that I do know some Japanese (more conversational than fluent, probably enough to be able to assist a customer). I figured it would be okay. Lesson learned. As you can probably figure out, I didn't get the job though.
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batgirlandrobin 14
Well... How about don't lie on your CV?
Druu 53
Sayanora, sucker.
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Comments (33)
Pixiewolfe 46
ERM..and what words came out of your mouth when you realized? Names of pokemon?
batgirlandrobin 14
Well... How about don't lie on your CV?
Druu 53
Sayanora, sucker.
ChromoTec 24
sayounara* ,or more correctly, さようなら*
Lobby_Bee 18
For the remaining hours till the interview, you shall watch nothing but anime and only anime. Good luck.
thunderniron 22
Okkkkkkaaaaaaay Why would you lie about something like speaking a language? I mean it's probably the first thing they'd want to verify, especially if it's a part of the job to be able to. Can we say STUPID!?!?
Lalala579121 28
More importantly, can we say stupid in Japanese?
Cali 57
Apparently not!
RinoaHeartilly 36
What were you thinking? Really now!
Rebecca Stockert 16
baka
Glowworm56 27
Yeah, you're not speaking Japanese, speaking Japanese. I really think so.
Lalala579121 28
Is this supposed to be an homage to the song "Turning Japanese"?
Exaspera 55
Cheating and lying may have gotten you through school but not necessarily real life. YDI.
jmk10 1
Op here, wow I didn't know this would actually get published. Yeah I know I shouldn't have lied but I should probably mention that I do know some Japanese (more conversational than fluent, probably enough to be able to assist a customer). I figured it would be okay. Lesson learned. As you can probably figure out, I didn't get the job though.
Danne696 14
The hard part is that unless speaking Japanese fluently was the requirement, you probably would've got credit for your conversational Japanese if you just told the truth on your CV.
DraconicFeline 31
The word to use here is "proficient", assuming you can carry on a simple conversation.