Today, I had an interview scheduled for 10:05. When I got there, someone was talking to them, so I sat down to wait. Little did I know this wait would be 45 minutes. I got told to go home and that I'd be rescheduled. 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 showed up on time for a job interview. After waiting for about three hours, I was informed that the manager had "better things to do" than interview me. 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, I was supposed to having the interview for which I'd been preparing for the past week. I join and 5 minutes later, some guy joins, just to tell me that there's been some technical issue and the interview will be rescheduled. FML
Today, I drove two and a half hours to a job interview. The interviewer never showed up or called. I sat in the hotel lobby waiting for an hour and a half. Even the hotel staff said they felt sorry for me. FML
Today, an interviewer kept me waiting for 20 minutes at reception, then marked me "late" in his feedback. 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, I was at a job interview. The interviewer spoke to me for a few minutes, then said she would be right back, and left. I was left alone in a room for an hour and a half believing that it was a patience test. They closed the store for the day, leaving me in the interview room. FML
Today, I had a job interview at a Holiday Inn. I got there ten minutes early and sat until 1:00 p.m., then told the person at the front desk I was there for my interview. She called the manager, who said that no interviews were scheduled today. I'd gone to the wrong Holiday Inn. 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 told to be present for a meeting that started at 5pm. I arrived 15 minutes early, and I was late for the meeting. This happens regularly. FML
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chocolatelvr 5
Hopefully you used those 45 minutes to reflect on your life and made some life-changing decisions. Like finding a job with better scheduling.
MysticMonkey 9
You have possessed a skill perfect for work. Patience.
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Comments (63)
tj4234 36
Did you let anyone know you were there waiting? If not, FYL
awkwardloveannie 28
don't you mean if so? if not would mean op didn't tell anyone and assumed someone would help them
NeDaroft 5
No he actually had it right, you're incorrect. It's " if not "
Mauskau 36
Well if they didn't say anything, it may be a ydi. If they did and still had to wait before being told they'll be rescheduled, then it's a fyl. But if they waited 45 minutes before saying anything then it's a bit of both.
glabberfasted 16
1 is saying that if they DIDNT let anyone know, FYL. It should be YDI
tj4234 36
My apologies, it was late when I posted that (even later now I suppose). I meant 'if so'.
tehdarkness 21
There is no room for human error on the Fml site!
Sitting_Ducki 8
Seriously? They told op to wait. If they reminded them they were waiting unless it was for a doctor or something like that it could be seen as being impatient
tj4234 36
Nowhere in the FML does it say they told him to wait. It just says that he waited. Which implies that he may not have said anything.
chocolatelvr 5
Hopefully you used those 45 minutes to reflect on your life and made some life-changing decisions. Like finding a job with better scheduling.
JMichael 26
Yea hopefully. You don't want to work at a job that's going to waste your precious time. Wait..all jobs do!
michaelaranda 28
in a bad economy, any job is a good job
ShakenNotStirred 6
Plot twist: The job interview was for an office admin/meeting scheduler.
BellaBear90 27
Rubbish plot twist.
adyb 12
Maybe it's for the best, this place sounds like a waste of time!
MysticMonkey 9
You have possessed a skill perfect for work. Patience.
184886837272837 32
Perfect for marriage too... my OP has some very promising traits
1PersonIsMyWorld 22
ya some employers even test interviewees to make sure they possess patience, even type A personalities. you have to be a well rounded person in the business world.
SnowboarderFX 14
Are you going to be early to your next interview?
MidnaLink 35
Who ever said she was late?
1PersonIsMyWorld 22
op wasn't early. he/she was on time but the interviewer made them wait because they were busy talking to someone else. pretty shitty of them in my opinion.
SnowboarderFX 14
Exactly, she was on time and not early. Ever heard the phase 'if you're early you're on time and if you're on time you're late'? Or 'if you're not x minutes early, you're x minutes late'?
thehumanlyhuman 7
Well, this FML sounds more like a "darn my life." Unless you cancelled a lot of important things for that interview, I can't picture it being too life-changing.
Wizardo 34
Be on time next time around, punctuality is an asset.
pandarammer 7
Pretty sure OP was on time.
BlockOfRedStone 25
The post doesn't really suggest that OP wasn't on time
JustinCredible42 12
-_-
Dallasluver19 14
That would piss me off.
daniel_dd31 13
So unfair sometimes. If you came 45 minutes late they wouldn't even let you have the interview. You come in time, wait 45 minutes and you have to reschedule.
AnOriginalName 19
Probably because the possible employer holds all the power in this situation. Like a job and money.
Leewannabe 10
Im sorry, OP, but 45 kind of wasted minutes dont seem that bad. At least not for an FML. Just be glad you didnt find out your brother was your children's father or something;)