Today, I had a job interview with a person named Chris. The entire time I couldn't figure out if Chris was a man or woman. The interview went as good as it could have went. At the end I said, "Thank you very much sir." Wrong gender. 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, I had a job interview at a local business with the owner who was man, and the manager who was a woman. I thought I did pretty well because I heard the manager whisper so, as I was walking out. Then I heard the owner whisper, "No fat chicks." FML
Today, I went to the bathroom after a terrible job interview. My interviewer walked in with another guy, talking about my interview, saying he was obviously going to hire the other guy because my odd-sounding name was too hard to pronounce, yet alone spell in multiple emails. FML
Today, I was at a job interview which seemed to be going well until the guy saw on my CV that I prefer they/them pronouns. Now, I’m not pushy about it, but he instantly lost interest and kept checking his phone to make sure he gave me my full 15 minutes; at minute 16 I was out the door. FML
Today, after months of job hunting, I finally got a phone interview with a company. Excited, I prepared for the interview and conducted extensive research on the company. The interview ended within a minute. They'd got the wrong person. FML
Today, I had a job interview. As I walked in, I confidently shook the interviewer's hand, only to say, "I'm doing well, how are you?" before she'd even asked me how I was, or even said anything. The rest of the interview was pretty much a blur of awkwardness. FML
Today, I had an interview. Another applicant shook my hand, saying, "May the better man win." I smirked and said, "Thanks, I plan to." I turned and saw the interviewer. He definitely heard. FML
Today, I went on a lunch date with a guy I used to work with. When the conversation got dry, I asked him if he went by “Chris” or “Christopher” these days. His name is Daniel. My brain knew my mistake as I said it. Just when I thought the silence couldn’t get more awkward. FML
Today, I was supposed to hear back from a job I interviewed for. The guy called me and told me I got it. I said "Thank you, thank you, thank you!!" He responded with "You're welcome Emily". My name isn't Emily, it's Kim. He got the numbers mixed up. FML
Today, I had my first job interview in months. The interviewer started by introducing herself and asking how I was. I got caught between introducing myself and telling her how I was and replied, "I'm Kate thanks." FML
Today, I went for a job interview. The woman interviewing me had such a thick accent that I had to keep asking her to repeat herself. She got so frustrated that she ended the interview super early. I don't think I got the job. FML
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jessxoxo28 5
well u should have said "thank u very much" and not sir
anglcdvl89 0
...So did you get the job?
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ShenziSixaxis 0
Ah, don't worry too much about it. To me, "sir" can be used with both genders to show respect.
DankJemo 0
@ #2, it isn't even women with man names, it is women with man names that look like men! Really, you should be able to tell, and typically it is pretty easy. If you can't figure it out then she look-a-like-a-man.
were_giraffe 2
o man i hate when that happens. I've met a couple people who it was hard to tell.... i'd suggest... looking for an adam's apple and for heavier brow ridges. (signs that someone is male) though that's not always going to work either
regalarius 0
I've got a friend who met someone at a convention or something and couldn't tell its gender. It had an androgynous name. So she decided to sleep with it. It was a man. With an absurdly large member that it actually *taped* back to encourage gender confusion. FYL, people can be *very* androgynous, especially if they want to. Also, FYL because you speak English, which doesn't really have any neutral-gender honorifics that I can think of that would be used in that situation. What with the existence of non-binary genders, the English language, and the business culture, have some catching up to do.
cimcr8zee 0
"its gender"???? IT? So is someone that doesn't clearly fit your definitions of man or woman not really a person?
EmbraceTheOne 2
"Thank you very much" simple.
ohsheeeet 0
agreed. YDI for trying to guess, and getting it wrong
patray_angel 0
Sometimes it is hard to tell, so you simply should not have guessed.
1goodthing 0
YDI, you could've just said thank you very much. STOP
chick16 0
chris is acceptable as either a girls or boys name. as for the gender thing, if the OP couldn't tell, then he simply could have left out the word 'sir'.
cxal_fml 0
In formal employment, it is acceptable to call both males and females "sir." So unless you were applying for a fast food job, your life is only ****** because you don't know how to interact in formal business settings
Dreika 0
Well that is her/his (its) fault for not dressing like a woman should dress. Women shouldn't dress and have haircuts and act like men and they won't get mistaken for men. Also, if she goes by "Chris" her name is probably Christina or Christin or something like that....she should be going by that not a man's nick name. I wouldn't work for a company that allowed that stuff to go on anyway.