Today, I completed my two-month internship, where I have been working as hard as I could with the hope of being hired. My boss couldn't remember my name, and declined to be a reference. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I found out the reason I can't get a job. My previous employer didn't know my name, so when places I applied to called there for a reference, my boss said he had no recollection of me working there. FML
Today, I went to my first day of work in over 2 years. As I approached the boss, he asked me what my name was. Turned out they hired the wrong person. FML
Today, as usual, I got to my internship early, did everything my bosses asked. At the end of the day, I was fired after 3 weeks of working unpaid overtime because they found an applicant with more experience for the job I applied to and they wanted to cut costs. FML
Today, after spending four days having my resume, cover letter, and references proofread and perfected by professionals, I finally submitted it all to the summer internship of my dreams. I received a rejection letter ten minutes later. FML
Today, it was my last day at my job. My team made a little party for me so they could wish me well and say goodbye, but when it came time for my manager to give a little speech, she couldn't even remember my name. I've been working there for two years. FML
Today, I was talking to my boss at the end of an awesome internship. He said he was really satisfied with my work, and that he had considered hiring me. Turns out he decided not to because I smile too much, and it freaks him out. FML
Today, I was let go from my internship for "not putting in enough effort". I was working 50 hours a week for almost zero pay. FML
Today, I found out that my university had not accepted the internship I did when I was in college. They placed me in the same bank I interned in, with the same bank manager that I flipped the middle finger at after finishing my internship. FML
Today, after being laid off for over a year, I got turned down for an unpaid internship. I can't even get people to let me work for free. FML
Today, after I'd asked my brother be my reference for a job, he made up some story about a 9-month contract, then the work was done so they told me not to come anymore. My potential new boss told me how big of a liar I was and how it cost me the job. FML
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Top comments
UnidentifiedFun 37
My best advice is to find someone who can recognize what a help you've been to the place. One that isn't a complete dick.
ThatHorse 15
Ah, American semi-forced labor-I mean internships...
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Comments (46)
Polynomial 28
Co workers as references?
Mr_Swazi 11
The best thing to do in this situation is kill everyone there and then shoot yourself
derangedplanet 23
Okay in the world we live in...especially in oregon who just had issues...not cool. not cool at all... not even a little funny
RoseCrystal 17
**** you, that's not funny
OSMC 10
asshole, I feel like you want to be liek those shooters
mds9986 24
You need therapy.
XxDanno316xX 27
I truly hope FML moderates your comment, asshole.
gracehi 33
Just so you guys know, you don't have to just "hope" a comment gets moderated. You can report it by clicking on the exclamation point icon.
TotesNotCj 9
Holy hell, calm down people...
Mynamewontfi 40
Guy is trying to be edgy, ends up looking like a moron.
nikkipettyfer 24
Maybe you're being redirected to something better. Everything happens for a reason, good luck!
UnidentifiedFun 37
My best advice is to find someone who can recognize what a help you've been to the place. One that isn't a complete dick.
kirasant 19
This. And I would also speak to whomever in your school handled this internship. This company clearly needs to be removed from their list.
ThatHorse 15
Ah, American semi-forced labor-I mean internships...
derangedplanet 23
this is so stupidly accurate I might weep
Kempeth 5
Indeed. Why ship people in from Africa when you can just tell folks in your own country that all the free labour they're doing for you will "advance their career options"?
bad_boyfriend 10
Your direct boss? If you didn't make an impression on the boss during a 2 month internship, whose fault is that?
shanson 22
You're so right though. Part of making an impression is going above and beyond, seeking advice from higher ups, taking the time to bring them a cup of coffee and asking to pick their brains on your quality of work. Just working your butt off in your own cubicle is great but you have to take the time to build mentoring relationships
Kiernan151 25
Or the boss could just be an asshole...
brezzyanna 17
You're not getting paid. Why should you waste the little money you have to buy someone else a coffee?
Kiernan151 25
I don't know about you 31, but where my mom worked she was given an employ credit card so she just used that when her boss wanted coffee. I don't think you use your own money, and if you do they probably reimburse you
bad_boyfriend 10
Anyone who thinks it's not OPs fault, doesn't understand corporate america. It's your job to stand out, it's your job to get noticed. It's not about bringing someone coffee, it's about making sure your ideas are heard and credited to you. Every job I've ever worked, I make a point to bring some things to my boss that I think we could do differently within the first few weeks. It shows you have been examining your new job from the ground up and looking to improve things, it shows initiative. If you just showed up, sat at a desk and waited to be told what to do, that's on you.
WCARlover 35
I interned for 4 months and couldn't even get a letter of recommendation :/ but the way I see it is at least I got experience and found out what a job in that field was like.
toaster87 19
Should have been better at making his coffee!
NthDakotaBeaches 12
Sorry but this is a YDI. In the real world making connections is equally important to working hard, so you should have spent those two months getting to know and listen to the people who decide your fate.
johncage 14
I've worked with people who prefer connections to hard work. They're generally not very well liked by their co-workers or even by the people they are trying to charm. Those people only tend to actually get ahead in environments with incompetent bosses, like one who can't even remember the names of the people who are their professional responsibility. It doesn't have to be either/or with work ethic and networking but that is how it usually turns out in my experience.
PhoenixChick 26
In the real world, you can't guarantee that your efforts to network will actually pay off. It takes two to tango, and if the boss can't be bothered to learn the name of someone who works for him, I bet that's the same boss who doesn't respond to anything an intern can do to try to forge a relationship with him. Otherwise you're like a little kid demanding that someone "has" to be be your friend.
gracehi 33
Internship = legal slave labor.