Today, I got a call from a job I had applied for. Everything went great until I realized I had applied to the wrong location, across town. I'm so broke, I went to the interview anyway. It will cost me more to pay for the gas to drive there to work, than what I will actually make. 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, after months of searching I finally got a job interview. Too bad I didn't have enough money to buy a bus ticket to get there. FML
Today, I woke up early for a job interview. I got lost and arrived an hour late, only to find out it was the wrong day. FML
Today, I was supposed to have my first job interview for a bakery franchise. Turns out all the applications are submitted to every store, and I was called to the wrong one. FML
Today, I had a job interview. I got there as quick as I could, having to travel two hours into a city I'd never been to. When I arrived, they told me I was turned down for being too late. They'd rescheduled the interview an hour earlier and I wasn't notified of the change. FML
Today, after three and a half years of working dead-end jobs with a bachelor's degree, I got a call from a potential employer in my degree field, who wanted to set up an interview. The problem: the interview is across the country, and I'm too broke to pay the travel expenses. FML
Today, I got a call from the only company that asked me to come in for an interview of the many applications I submitted. I answered it even though I was at my current job. My boss heard and chewed me out. The call was to cancel the interview since the position was filled. FML
Today, I had my very first interview and pretty much got hired right away. Then I found out I have to drive 2 hours away for training. I don't have a car, license, or money. 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, I was called up about a job I'd recently applied for. I was overly excited to tell them I'd be there on Monday. Then I remembered I canceled my car insurance due to financial difficulties. I have no way of getting there. FML
Today, I got called for a job interview. I didn't catch where it was, and in my excitement I forgot to ask. I now have no idea where I'm being interviewed. FML
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Top comments
toolazytotype99 18
Maybe see if the other location will accept you since that location did? Good luck OP
jerseygirl94 11
Could you look into moving closer to the job? It's alright to decline the offer if it doesn't work for you.
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jerseygirl94 11
Could you look into moving closer to the job? It's alright to decline the offer if it doesn't work for you.
BumpkinsBigBash 8
they can't move if they have no money
seantn4 17
That seems unlikely unless your in Nashville and it's a minimum wage job. Which at that point you're better off not working it.
TripleATeam 13
What you just said was "You're lying, but if you're not, give up and remain broke." I'd suggest you take OP's word for it and proffer some advice or stay quiet.
vix9002 15
No, he said, and i quote, "That's unlikely". The author also said that they would spend more money then she would make on gas, therefore creating a negative profit, therefore, the author shouldn't work it because they would lose money.
platnum42 8
Actually, I'm with the comment on this one. As a Tennessee resident, most of our "towns" are pretty small, with Nashville or Knoxville being the two largest in area to have gas be that big of an issue unless OP is driving a monster truck to work
toolazytotype99 18
Maybe see if the other location will accept you since that location did? Good luck OP
Dark__Angel66 24
Maybe you could take public transport until another job opens up closer to you? Or ask a friend who works on that same side of town if you can carpool? It's tough. Good luck OP
Flaming_Pandas 15
Perhaps you could try public transportation or a carpool. There are some other options that it can't hurt to try!
Jman282 7
You literally just said what #4 said
brezzyanna 17
#27 They commented at the same time, so he probably didn't see it before posting.
_Adog2645 24
How do you apply to the wrong job?
PhantomKitty 26
If you apply online, it's an easy mistake to make.
SquilliamFancy 15
I had some teenager, her mother, her grandmother, her newborn sibling, and their dog show up at my old place of work, asking about an interview she had set up with my store. Turns out she not only came a day late, but arrived at my store - the wrong store - for the interview. She had booked it for another store literally across the state. When I told her this, her mother, who spoke almost no English went into a fit of rage and demanded I still offer her daughter the job. Long story short, it's a good thing you at least showed up to the right location on the right day, no matter how far away.
moodyreallyrocks 27
I'd say mention that to the company, since they did show interest in hiring, they may offer you a job at the closer location. Best of luck OP..
mattrd_fml 31
I'd take the job, then try to transfer to the other location.
Earl_KarmasBitch 36
Yep if you've already been hired at one branch it's a lot easier to transfer than to apply again from scratch
fictionaldiary 11
Jesus Christ are you driving a tank? Driving across town costs more money than you would make in an entire day of work? I had a friend who drove an hour and a half every day for a minimum wage job and she still made money.
rodeogal101 9
I drive a diesel truck. And I am a college student. I won't be working 40 hours a week. And I live in a rural area, so across town is pretty far away, especially for a fast food job.
ktulino 6
that's the price you pay when you own a diesel. don't drive it if you can't fill it....
Limeila 10
Maybe it's just an evening job for like 2hours, not a full day.