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
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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 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, 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
Today, after being with the company for over 3 years, I realised nobody really knows my name. This was after my boss was walking around a new staff member and couldn't introduce me. Neither could my colleague, who's been sitting next to me for the last 6 months. FML
Today, after driving hundreds of miles to sign the paperwork for my new job, I found out the guy who hired me recently quit, and HR has no idea who I am. FML
Today, I got a call about a job interview, saying I was hired. I was ecstatic, until they called me back and said they'd called the wrong applicant. They called again later, saying there'd been a mistake and I really was hired. When I went in to confirm it, they said they'd never heard of me. FML
Today, upon applying for a new job to leave my old crappy job I was informed by my new potential employer that he was unable to hire me because he is friends with my current boss. FML
Today, I accidentally put down the wrong year for my university graduation, so when my prospective boss was checking my references he found no mention of my name in that year's list of graduates. He accused me of faking my qualifications and refused to hire me. It was a 6-figure salary. 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, after being unemployed for over four months, I got a call from a company I've wanted to work for for over 2 years. After they were about to set up an interview, they called me by a different name. After correcting them, they hung up on me. Turns out they had the wrong number. FML
Today, I got fired on my second day on the job. I'd said that I was the former manager of a Sears that had permanently closed. Thinking they wouldn’t call and verify since it was closed, I put it on my resume. Turns out one of my coworkers used to work there for 10 years and said he never heard of me. FML
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Top comments
Boon_fml 0
You kind of deserve it.... I'm pretty sure you're supposed to ask someone if they will give you a reference before you put them down for one, so that way they have some notice and aren't surprised when a potential employer calls them.
101393101393 0
Start a new life and call yourself "Pete 'O Grande." Get it Spanish-speaking people? Har har har.
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gotdapowa 0
first! XD
Fml37 0
7373683934th!
mylifeblows3232 3
ur mom
101393101393 0
start a new life and name yourself Pete 'O Grande. Get it Spanish-speaking people? Har har har.
SciGuy013 0
That sucks op. there's not much you can do about that.
AbnormalAshley 0
gjcjh?!?)?
phreshboi 1
hahaha that's funny take him off the reference sheet then
AbnormalAshley 0
Oh and uh that sucks
FML_Leet 0
It's called by more Social so people can remember you....
Vanni 0
Here's a novel idea. Follow the rules!
Vanni 0
I didn't misspell anything, seeing as how I didn't write that. I don't know why you would announce to a moderator that you came back after being banned, seeing as how that defeats the purpose of our ban.
seanreddog 4
Talk to to corporate (like a boss) Approve memos (like a boss) Lead a workshop (like a boss) Remember birthdays (like a boss) Forget employees (like a boss)!!!!!!
kurrri 0
When applying for a job there is usually a place asking you to list your previous employers. He never said he listed his boss under reference.. I'm 16 and have only filled out two applications and I even know that.
ticklemechantell 0
35, haaaa =) that made my day
jacketfootball 0
that song kicks ass
pseudolife 4
#7 has a point. YDI for not informing your former employer that you were using them as a reference.
NiZmO_Z32 0
Way to make an impression.
omgurkidding27 0
The first comment was removed so I'm not thread jacking. Oh and this comment is so late no one will give a shit.
dax002 0
you must ghave made a big impression on your old boss!!!
wreckem881 0
sue your boss for everything he's got! lol
hobozrule 4
sucks
x_Elle_x 0
Depends on how long you worked there and if it was a big place with a lot of staff.
HoesInaBox 0
YDI, how did you ever expect to get a promotion if you're a ghost to everyone else!?
101393101393 0
Start a new life and call yourself "Pete 'O Grande." Get it Spanish-speaking people? Har har har.
HoesInaBox 0
That must be the long lost Spanish brother of Dixie Normus :D
fawfulster 11
Explanation: Pete O'Grande = Pito grande = Spanish for big dick
Boon_fml 0
You kind of deserve it.... I'm pretty sure you're supposed to ask someone if they will give you a reference before you put them down for one, so that way they have some notice and aren't surprised when a potential employer calls them.
Namenlos_fml 20
Well, on the bright side, now you know the problem that needs to be fixed.
Xavi89 0
hahaha
Stevefett 0
11- Maybe they were so inconsequential that he never knew that OP worked there. Like maybe someone else hired them and the manager never really knew them. God I'm weird.