Today, I travelled cross-country to interview for my dream job. The team seemed to love me and I had a lot of fun. In the airport on the way home I saw a news report that the company is closing. 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, I landed my dream job with an international company. I figured I could work this until retirement, only to find out they hired me to shut down operations in my market. FML
Today, after moving 1,400 miles across the country, quitting my full-time job, and selling most of my furniture to attend flight school, I got a call a month before my start date saying that they are closing my location. FML
Today, it was the first day of my new job. It was also the last day of my new job. I got a call immediately after finishing my shift to be told the company has "decided to go in a different direction" and will no longer be needing my services. 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 interviews, I accepted an offer for my dream job and submitted my notice. The company called me to say they couldn't contact my referees and have now withdrawn the offer. I'm now officially unemployed. FML
Today, in this horrible job market, I finally got an interview with a dream company. But like the dumbass I am, I mentioned my baby in the interview and got the "look" from the interviewer. Bye bye yet another job. FML
Today, I got a phone call from my boss, who'd hired me after two months of waiting and begging for this position. A week into the job, the company is closing our store. FML
Today, I interviewed with a company 5 times over the course of 7 weeks. It was going really well and although not my dream job, it would provide a step up for my family. I got the offer letter at 1 PM! As I’m reading it, I realize it’s actually addressed to the other finalist. Sent to me, not for me. Offer rescinded. FML
Today, after months of job searching I got a job interview. I also later got a phone call from the manager informing me they burned down, and all current employees will be relocated or dismissed, and that my interview, scheduled for tomorrow, is postponed indefinitely. FML
Today, I started an awesome job with competitive pay. I also found out that the place is closing its doors in June. FML
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Top comments
Brandon1000 10
Hopefully it is only a certain branch of the company, and you were interviewing for a position in another part. I can't see why they would lead people on like that if their whole company is closing!
Chazzster 32
Check it out, get confirmation before moving either way. The news you saw might be incorrect or not the same company. Or it might be right...
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Comments (19)
maikeru1979 23
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Sucks but guess that next time you will do a little research instead of just jumping on a plane
LyricaSilvan 30
Not all companies post that information, for one. For another thing, it's not exactly most people's first thought to check and see if each place they're applying too might happen to be closing down. Please stop being ridiculous.
LyricaSilvan 30
*to
Chazzster 32
Check it out, get confirmation before moving either way. The news you saw might be incorrect or not the same company. Or it might be right...
Brandon1000 10
Hopefully it is only a certain branch of the company, and you were interviewing for a position in another part. I can't see why they would lead people on like that if their whole company is closing!
cootiequeen4444 11
It sounds like maybe a lot of those people whom "seemed to love you" might have found out they will no longer have jobs soon. either that or they are the shitty type of company whom is shameless enough to fake prosperity until the news is literally choked out of them. in which maybe then working for them would not turn out as great as you initially though. or, like others may have suggested, it could have been a specific branch that closed..but I'm not sure that would be newsworthy unless it's an independent branch or spin off company where the company's name is identical except a "international" is added at the end or something. In any case, it could have been just a little worse. you could have been given the job, moved all the way across the country, be in a rent contract or have bought a new home only for the company to go under only a few days into your job. that would make it go from sobbing in the middle of the night in despair FML level to nervous breakdown while flailing around and crying hysterically because you have absolutely no idea what to do now FML level.
adjwejaelwkdc 21
While the loss of the opportunity is sad, I would say that you had a lucky break. The alternative might have been to move across the country, work there for two weeks, and THEN find out they're closing. This could have been a whole lot worse for you.
RichardPencil 32
******' Trump
False_Stupidity 42
Come now, he hasn't had a chance to screw up your country yet... give him a day or two at least.
BananEnigma 24
Too late
flowersbloom 5
why would they be hiring if they're closing. The news is a secondary source and should be interpreted with a grain of salt. If anything it could be a great job and good contacts until you can find a more permanent position.
The_Voytek_Bear 14
some companies just do because of shitty management. I left a company once because I could see the department I worked in is going to fail eventually. They kept recruiting till the end (or the department) and ended up having freshly recruited people who just ended their notice periods at the old companies and learned that the department is being shut down on their first day of work...
The_Voytek_Bear 14
rathed dodging a bullet than a FML...
alvarny 17
I think it's employees who should be writing the FML
onceuponatime456 16
Call them to make sure the news was correct. Don't believe anything you see or hear about something or someone without checking it out.