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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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 have applied to over 50 different jobs in the last month. I have NOT received a call or email back from any of them. FML
Today, I discovered that I needed to reapply for my job in order to have a chance at keeping it. The applications closed yesterday. FML
Today, I have been waiting for a call from a job I applied for. I soon got a text from my current boss, who doesn't know I'm job hunting, letting me know that the recruiter was trying to reach me. It turns out that the phone number on my resumé was wrong. FML
Today, I e-mailed an employer to ask about a job I had applied for earlier. The employer in question was on vacation. The person who replied had the position which I had applied for mentioned in their signature. FML
Today, my roommate has a job interview. He only applied to the job yesterday. Meanwhile, I've been out of work for three weeks. I've applied to at least ten jobs. I have yet to get a call-back from any of them. FML
Today, after I applied for an IT position at work, and a coworker I’ve worked with for 3 years, who said she had no intention on applying, wished me luck and told me, "I hope you get it!" it's now a week later and it turns out she applied the next day, got the offer and accepted. I had to find out a week later from a different coworker. FML
Today, after being jobless for 2 years, I got a call back for an interview. I was ecstatic until I saw the date. It's the same day I leave for a weeklong, nonrefundable vacation. I applied for the job 6 weeks ago, and since not hearing anything bought the vacation 2 weeks ago. FML
Today, I'm constantly checking my emails to see if any of the jobs have got back to me, but nothing yet. There's this one place I really want to work at, and I've already sent a follow-up email for the job, and it's driving me crazy that I haven't heard anything. What should I do? FML
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jbuckets_404 39
OP, websites of all kinds are frequently not kept up-to-date - due to time, manpower constraints.... :-(
AtvRider96 4
Fyl! Sounds like they missed out on a great employee
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Comments (18)
badassmf1234 22
That's not your fault. The company is just stupid. Keep applying!
AtvRider96 4
Fyl! Sounds like they missed out on a great employee
Lalala579121 28
OP didn't check to make sure their information was received for over a week, and seemingly doesn't understand that websites are not always kept up to date. What about that would suggest they would be a good employee?
PhantomKitty 26
This would only be my second job ever. I'm sorry if I haven't quite figured out the way things work yet.
jbuckets_404 39
OP, websites of all kinds are frequently not kept up-to-date - due to time, manpower constraints.... :-(
DraconicFeline 31
...incompetence, laziness...
soulreaper12296 28
Or laziness. If you can't find the time or manpower to update your website (especially for something simple like that) at least once a week or even every 2 or 3 days, then either you or your employees are not doing their job right/just don't want to.
Kalilahshmeow 8
That doesn't really sound like the company is particularly good to work for though...i hope you quickly find a place that has their crap together. Best of luck to ya!
joshszz_fml 27
Some larger companies (mine for example) has a policy to put up an job posting for a certain amount of time even if they already had a candidate in mind and have no intention of hiring anyone else. It sucks and is a stupid policy to show that the organisation is giving a "fair" opportunity to whoever wants to apply for the job. Don't get discouraged by this.
PhantomKitty 26
Thanks for the supportive comments everyone! That was just the icing on the cake of an extremely bad day. Hopefully I can find another place to apply to soon. My current job is driving me batty.
jbivens1992 17
So either the website needs an update, or that was their way of telling you thanks but no thanks. Don't stress over it, apply somewhere else. Or try sending in your application again.
LyricaSilvan 30
Sadly, a lot of employers do that these days. I once worked for a place that constantly had a "now hiring" sign in their yard, despite never having enough hours for the people who already worked there. It was ridiculous, and was part of the reason I ended up leaving to work elsewhere.
species4872 20
I really feel sorry for you young people today with what you have to go through just to get a job.
Cbnotme 20
Apply as the website updater