Today, I had an interview for my dream job. I spent all of last night preparing, researching the company, and making sure everything was perfect. My interview was for 8am. I woke up at 10:30 to an alarm that had not gone off. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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, after going to bed at a decent time last night so I could get up early, I overslept. Not only that, I thought today was the day of my job interview, so I rushed to get ready and go. As I parked in the parking lot, I realized today was the day before said interview. FML
Today, I had a job interview that I had spent hours preparing for it. When I arrived, the interviewer told me the position had been filled already and they forgot to notify me. I wasted a whole fucking day for nothing. FML
Today, I woke up at 11:11am. I was happy because I thought it was a sign that it was going to be a good day. I then realized that I was over an hour late for a job interview. FML
Today, I went to a job interview. The person giving me my interview was late, and while waiting for them I fell asleep. When they arrived, they didn't even bother interviewing me because they thought I was irresponsible since I fell asleep because they were late. FML
Today, it's been three days since I started preparing for a video interview, including practicing my answers and arranging the background behind me. Five minutes before it started, I noticed I'd been preparing for the wrong time zone. I was sitting in a perfect interview setup three hours too early. FML
Today, I was starting a new job that requires me to wake up at 4 am. I set three alarms but was so nervous about sleeping through them that I kept waking up to check the time, which caused me to miss my alarms. Goodbye awesome new job. FML
Today, I took a very expensive flight to New York City for a job interview. I waited in my hotel room all day for the phone call to go to my once in a lifetime interview. By noon, I was nervous; eight, I was pissed. Around ten, I realized my phone was still in airplane mode. FML
Today, I had a job interview at 9:00am. I left at around 8:30am, and as soon as I got in the car to drive to the interview, I checked my phone again, and it said 10:33. My boyfriend had decided to change the time on my clock as a "joke." FML
Today, I decided to take a nap before a big job interview at 6. I set two alarm clocks to make sure I didn't miss it, but I woke up at 5:59. As I'm scrambling in a panic to get out the door, my mom says calmly, "I took your alarm clocks out of your room because you looked really tired today." FML
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Welshite 40
Always set multiple alarms. When it's something this important, you don't leave anything to chance.
LaurenLo 17
Sounds like you have a pretty alarming problem.
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Welshite 40
Always set multiple alarms. When it's something this important, you don't leave anything to chance.
Jiplo 18
Don't forget to make sure the volume is all the up, too.
Sweet_Meli 11
This used to happen to me all the time, I guess we're just heavy sleepers. So there is the option of setting up multiple alarms, orrrr there is a app that you can get where you have to solve a math problem in order for it to turn off. Either way, you'll definitely wake up :)
Voij 16
I've got a couple of friends who simply never hear their alarms if they're in deep sleep, no matter how many they set up. And no, they're not hitting snooze, they simply don't hear them until hours later.
Kamon97 23
Either that or stop worrying about it and go to bed early enough that even if you sleep in you'll still wake up before 8.
scuccria 12
#26 he was researching till late night..
DropTheDaggerxx 31
@45, OP could've studied ahead of time instead of cramming last-minute. He should've studied long beforehand and given himself enough time to get a good night's sleep.
gidgiddonihah 11
My iPad is set to 9 alarms every morning. My phone has 5 and my stereo system starts it all off. I always get up :).
4Madden 19
Despite my alarm always working I always set multiple alarms for important events so I couldn't agree more. Also #62 you are WAYYYYYY to insecure. I needn't even explain that.
Wakachulak 22
**** alarms! Go to sleep on time, dumbass.
littlem91 29
I always set multiple alarms with different tones or songs, 5 minutes apart or less if I'm worried as it males it less likely you'll sleep through them all. Having just 1 is ridiculous considering most people can set them on their phones.
bruins46 6
#21 what is this app called? I need it. I'm a heavy sleeper and I suck at math, should be pretty effective.
SailorSolaris 43
I have 3 alarms that are ready to be turned on, and each is only about 10 minutes apart. Good luck getting back to sleep in that situation.
dersand 7
If they want you, and they will call again.
golden_warrior 23
lmao, do you actually belive that?
Welshite 40
I doubt it. They probably thought OP didn't want the job, or if he did, wasn't willing to take initiative and demonstrated poor work ethnics. I wouldn't hire someone like that if I was an employer.
Jiplo 18
Many people are looking for jobs. One point for interviews is so the employer can choose what people or person (s)he believes to be most fitted for the job at hand. Chances are, OP wasn't the only applicant. Even if he was, the employer may have believed that his company would have lost money due to OP not bringing in as much money as his paycheck was, in theory.
JaegerMayCry 13
Yeah usually its a one time deal. If you can't make the interview due to a mistake on your part, then how can they expect you to be responsible
crazzzy_man1 11
I hate it when people display poor work ethnics.
Wellwhateverthen 8
Ethnics.
jerryj 27
Work ethnic - The amount of work one must do based on skin color to get ahead in this world
littlem91 29
I think that only works if you're a genius everyone is after, or if you're 1 of 3 people in the country qualified for the job.
LaurenLo 17
Sounds like you have a pretty alarming problem.
BntyHntrSeattle 30
Your pic makes you look so proud of your pun, like you're ringing with laughter!
Jackpearson3 10
I don't think op has an alarming problem at all actually
LaurenLo 17
#43: Maybe cause I am haha
tiernang 21
damn. if you didn't study, you might not have gotten the job. but since you stayed up so late for studying, you didn't get it either. tough situation.
MortenM 17
Yeah. And it is impossible to start earlier.
tiernang 21
ill be honest, didnt think of that one. ^
mpkpm 19
Ouch, happened to me before, but was flight to an interview..
iSativa 24
Call them and make up something so you can get another interview. It doesn't hurt to try.
zandalee 20
- Just please, do not say your Grandma died!
JokersHQ 21
Unless she did die. Then you could say she died. (Although that's really sad) but you'd be telling the truth
jw90 18
That sucks OP. tell them the situation and see if they won't let you reschedule.
StiffPvtParts 43
Hopefully you can still reschedule the interview :3
Espolax 8
I'm guessing you probably won't get the job
CharresBarkrey 16
Yeah, it's pretty hard to do that without an interview...
miura_fml 17
That's too bad OP, hope you get another chance at getting your dream job soon.