Today, I was at a job interview for a position I really needed. Somehow, the interviewer and I started talking about fishing. I joked, "I'm a master baiter." Needless to say, I didn't get the job. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I walked out of a job interview feeling confident because I'd really hit it off with the interviewer. He called me an hour later to tell me that I didn't get the job, since he was afraid we'd "get along too well and never get any work done." FML
Today, while waiting for an interview at the career that I've been spending months tailoring my résumé for, I was thrown up on by my only competitor. Guess who got the job. FML
Today, I had my first job interview in months. The guy chuckled mockingly at my master's degree in philosophy and wound up admitting that he had no idea why I'd even been selected to be interviewed. FML
Today, I went to a job interview and tried to break the ice by making a joke. In doing so, I accidentally insulted the interviewer’s favorite football team. He spent the next 10 minutes explaining why I was wrong. FML
Today, I had a job interview that I really wanted to nail. Everything was great until the interviewer asked me why I left my last job. I meant to say, "I felt it was time for a new challenge," but instead I said, "I felt tired of pretending to care." The look on their face was priceless. Needless to say, but I don't think I'll get the job. FML
Today, I had a job interview. The moment I walked into the room, the interviewer said, "OK, I will interview you, but there is no way I'm hiring you." FML
Today, I went to a job interview. I really needed the job to keep my apartment. As I was being interviewed, the manager looked past me and stared off into space. There goes the job and my apartment. FML
Today, I had an important job interview. The interviewer really seemed to like me. Instead of hiring me, he asked me out on a date. FML
Today I went to a much-anticipated job interview. I've been out of work for a month and I really need and wanted this job. I then realized that yesterday's hike was not a good idea when a tick crawled across my forehead in the middle of the interview. FML
Today, I went into a store for an interview. I've had several places wanting to talk to me and this job was a lot lower paying. I got a little cocky and when offered the job, I said I wanted some time to finish my other interviews first and see what my options were. The manager then took back his offer. FML
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Top comments
olpally 33
Haha, Giggity. I would have hired you for saying that! :D good luck in the next job interview.
FMLbutYDI 17
Lol. Don't do that at job interviews.
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Comments (97)
olpally 33
Haha, Giggity. I would have hired you for saying that! :D good luck in the next job interview.
brave_josh 9
Didnt you know? The job market really needs people who can give sexual references
friedpwnadge 25
Hope you whacked them off your list and found another position where they'll accept you :)
MrConcise 35
Come on, man. "Whacked them off" but not even "position to fill"?
\ 28
I don't think the joke was well-received by the interviewer.
friedpwnadge 25
57, I think the joke petered out on you. Case in hand, it was a stroke of luck I was able to make a pun at all. It's nothing to beat myself up over, and nothing for you to shake a salami at.
illegalbeagle69 23
If I interviewed OP, I would have immediately made him my right hand man.
fuckyourlifeOP 25
Alright kids, that's enough for tonight. Time to hit the sack
SlapAndTickle 20
Should have also mentioned your gifts on being a top hooker.
reaxion 25
I guess they just palmed him off.
FMLbutYDI 17
Lol. Don't do that at job interviews.
PterodactylMan 23
Usually cracking a joke it fine tho
alonzo368 5
only if its appropriate lol which this clearly wasn't
mmyoung979 14
"How do you catch an iMaster?" "iMaster bait"
webbface 25
Lmao I like that one!
singer0421 32
If he doesn't know how to laugh off a small, hilarious, harmless mistake , you might not want him as a boss. But that is so funny!!
Lomus 24
I don't think it was a mistake, OP did call it a joke.
chatokun 10
I know at my company, we have constant sexual and other harassment training, and that joke wouldn't fly. He may find it funny, but his job as a manager requires he do something about situations like that or face discipline himself. If a person is willing to do inappropriate jokes on an interview, they'll likely do them in the work place also. The manager didn't really have a choice there, in good conscience.
Coolada 15
Making a crude penis joke at ones own expense is not sexual harassment. Maybe if it was an obvious come-on I could see your point, but as it stands there is no evidence of sexual harassment here.
chatokun 10
Companies tend to have broader definitions, Just it being sexual on nature can be offensive to some. To meet sexual harassment doesn't mean you have to be coming on to someone, they could just be making others uncomfortable. A few years ago I worked in a closed room with large glass windows and an intersection between two major sections of the building. We had many attractive women passing by, so some of the guys made a little joke of making a "bow chicka wow wow" noise when someone hot walked by, and a sorta failure sound when the opposite occurred. They were in a closed room, so the women couldn't hear, and no one was coming on to anyone. Still, HR got involved, interviewed most of the room, and in the end, two participants got fired. If it makes a coworker uncomfortable, it can be harassment.
Lomus 24
I'm surprised he didn't find that funny.
ColdplaySucks 18
It's hilarious, just not professional.
KillerCookies 12
Maybe you shouldn't tell jokes on job interviews..
nismo98 14
ahaha some people need a sense of humor!
kewlaidman10 15
Never say stupid stuff like that in a job interview,even if you're joking a big YDI.
patrickalamo 48
Let me guess you left singing "if you cannot be with the one you love, love then one your with".
Pleonasm 36
Next time, try to keep it reel if you want the job Hook, Line and Sinker.
Lomus 24
Damn I wish I could thumb you up more than once
TheLittleBear 19
Don't carp, Lomas, you'll always have the comments to express yourself. If not, best if you shoal-ong.
Lomus 24
#21, That one wasn't so good. Oh, and I spell Lomus with a u, not an a. You know, grammar Nazi and all that. #24, that one was.
TheLittleBear 19
My apologies, Lomus, I'm sure you can forgive a tiny error just this once. :)
Lomus 24
Just doing my job.
drizzy11 18
Terrible pun.