Today, I was denied a waitressing job at a local diner I have been going to for years. Due to the fact that my name is Julia. They already have a waitress there named Julie. Apparently, I would "create too much confusion." 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 was fired from my job as a waitress, all because someone complained there was too much seasoning in their food. As I said, I'm a waitress. This happened the same week I was hired. FML
Today, I had an interview to be a waitress. Afterwards, I had food in the restaurant, which is where I overheard my interviewer tell the manager he wasn’t going to bother hiring “that girl I just interviewed” because "her face is nasty and she’ll put the customers off their food." FML
Today, I applied for a job as a dishwasher. I was denied because I don't have enough experience. FML
Today, I was fired because my boss found out I had been looking for a new job. Then, I got a call from my only job prospect, saying I was overqualified and too young to work there as a waitress. FML
Today, I applied for a job in an Italian restaurant. Ideally I wanted to be a hostess rather than a waitress, and I told the manager as much. His response? "No no no. Hostess no good for you. We leave that to the pretty girls." FML
Today, I got turned down by my dream job because their rival company happens to be called my exact name. I'm now known as "The Spy". FML
Today, my boss gave me a verbal warning. My crime? Calling people "Hon'", "Darlin'", and the like. I work at a Texas diner. FML
Today, after working at the same place for 3 years, I found out that they are not only cutting my hours but now I have to take orders from some girl I trained because she was promoted over me. FML
Today, I found out the reason I can't get a job. My previous employer didn't know my name, so when places I applied to called there for a reference, my boss said he had no recollection of me working there. FML
Today, I got fired from my new waitress job after 2 shifts. They said I wasn't experienced enough to handle the fast pace. I thought I'd been doing well so I asked my friend who works there what really happened. Apparently not showing my boobs enough at a family place was grounds for dismissal. FML
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Freeze_fml 17
Get her fired or find yourself a nickname.
nitram06 2
Strange, perhaps that was just an excuse. After all, there are last names.
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Freeze_fml 17
Get her fired or find yourself a nickname.
Keyman1212 14
Those are both kinda extreme... Wouldn't you agree? Perhaps telling OP that her name is too similar was a nice excuse for not hiring her. I mean, they could have said quite a bit worse, you never know.
chell1894 13
Well, it would be confusing
CRiiSPY_fml 0
Not really I work with two girls named renae... And I just use their last names...
Ugi 27
What's wrong with a nickname? Of just an abbreviation? One could easily be Jules or Jill or 'Lia. You can call me Fifi if I get to pay the bills - and I'm a guy.
perdix 31
#2a. They don't want to give one of their best customers the Employee Discount.
MrLookAtThere 10
Just tell them they can use your old name, Bill, before you had that sex change. watch their jaws drop, and tell them you'll sue them for discrimination if they don't hire you. Problem solved
queenb1621 21
That idea sounds fun actually
Snowstar 0
Oh look, the comma's a period...
tjv3 10
Tell them to call you Jules
ovechkinisbeast 9
FYL Julie. I mean, Julia, damn that would be hard XD
Xtra_Cheddar 3
That's weird, my girlfriends name is Julia
VeganVampyre 27
43- not really... Nicknames, middle names, last names or even just describing what they look like can go a long way toward making sure everyone knows who you're talking about. I work in a grocery store and we have 3 cashiers named Kim, 2 named Katie, and 2 named Nick but we manage not to get any of them mixed up.
xsq 2
do not take it too serious.
nitram06 2
Strange, perhaps that was just an excuse. After all, there are last names.
Eggers 2
it just reminds me if the movie "Julie and Julia"
TheNewGuy03 29
"...but I say it just to reach you...Juuuuuuuuuuulia..."
mambalicus 4
It's mostly because they are idiots. Don't worry.
DHoffmann 9
Hire a hitman. Get the job. Profit.
nitram06 2
Actually, hiring a hitman would likely cost several weeks, if not months, of wages. Very little profit to be had using this suggested tactic.
THE_A_TEEN 28
How the hell do you know this, #18?...
SteveTheJanitor 6
25: GOOGLE Has everything you need to know about everything! >.
THE_A_TEEN 28
what is this google? a porno website?...
NomOnShroomz 14
^Obviously not cause' I've never heard of it.
FMLISFUNNY13 5
Thays wat i was thinking #77
alejandratx 8
Lmao fyl and ur name(:
Llama_Face89 34
Nah f the other's name.
joeinthedark 18
Ya Julia is such a stupid name. So much more stupid than Julie.
j_neee17 0
Is that even legal ? Not to hire someone cause of there name ?? That's crazy
towelyey 0
You can be Thing 1, and she can be Thing 2. ;)
redfox1 4
I'm sorry, same thing happens to me when I wanted a job at Dollar General.
ollie179 21
Your name is Julia? Your name is now Susan good luck with the job!
ariannaimelda 7
Pitiful excuse. They could just use your last name! FYL :(
RA661 8
Employers are too picky and will say anything these days.