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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Comments (43)
anonymouspizza 2
You live in Tennessee. Their cities aren't even big
rodeogal101 9
I live in the country. Across town is 45 min away.
jds14 20
I'm not sure what the guidelines for working in the states are but here if you can get through the probation period, you're an official employee and can request a transfer providing there's an opening in the location you want.
soulreaper12296 28
Couldn't you ask if there is any way they could/can transfer you to the other location?
RogueWarrior869 23
Are public buses an option for you? You can save a good bit of money with them. Congrats on the job, OP. Hope things work out for ya.
KrystalKruspe 4
Perhaps you could carpool, use Uber or Lyft, or public transportation?
Danishduckling 20
but, if you end up paying more for gas to go to that job, than you'll make.. how will that help you at all? seems like you'd be better off not going then. (no income is certainly better than negative income) Hang in there and look for something better.
middlenamefrank 8
Uh...monthly bus pass? Ride your bike?
roverman89 3
How far is across town? And how much you making that you can't afford the gas?
Alorithan 16
I don't understand. Minimum wage is like $7.25 an hour at least. Even a 10 hour part time job would be like 50 or 60 dollars after taxes. How far away IS this place?
futahero 1
I think I'm missing something here. Are you working part time or minimum wage or something? Gas isn't even 5 dollars a gallon, and most cars today get 30 miles to the gallon even on bad roads. Even if you only got 20 miles to the gallon and gas is somehow 5 dollars a gallon where you live, you'd have to drive 30 miles and only work for a single hour before you broke even. I'm sure I'm missing something so if anyone knows please help me understand