Today, I was rejected for a job I really wanted, they said I didn't have enough experience. I designed the systems they are implementing. 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, at the one job interview I got after months of applying, I was rejected for what turned out to be a phone customer service role, because I "wasn't technical enough." Previously I worked as a website developer and I have a computer science degree. FML
Today, I was rejected from a volunteer position because I "didn't have enough experience." I have a college degree in the specific field they were asking for. FML
Today, while despairing over having been rejected for my dream job, I received an email asking me to come back in for another interview. Then they called me to say they accidentally sent the email to all the applicants, and that they definitely aren't interested. FML
Today, after I applied and interviewed for a technical position in IT two weeks ago, they informed me that I didn't get it, because I'm "too technical." How the hell is that even possible? FML
Today, I found out I didn't get accepted into a program I was nominated to attend at work that all other applicants with less experience than myself did. I found out when they asked if I had gotten the acceptance email. They didn't even bother telling me I was rejected. FML
Today, I was rejected from a job for which I was perfectly qualified, as it was in my area of expertise. The interviewer was the most annoying prick and kept on talking and "helping" me debug from the moment I opened the technical task. I ended up asking him to please shut up so that I could think for a minute. FML
Today, I eagerly applied for a high-salary, fully supportive graduate program that I qualified for. There were 5 steps in the application process. I was turned down after the first one. FML
Today, I was rejected by a company I applied to. When I was writing my application, I spent so much time on their website researching that the ads on my browser are almost all for their products. It's like getting rejected again with every click. FML
Today, I applied for a job as a dishwasher. I was denied because I don't have enough experience. FML
Today, I applied for a new job as a maintenance technician. About 10 minutes after submitting my resume, I received a rejection letter. My girlfriend is their HR person. FML
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sierralm 4
You built the system, right? So create a virus and crash it, it'll cost them tons!
iranoutofnames 6
go somewhere else that uses the same system. and thank you ^ for not sayin first.
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sierralm 4
You built the system, right? So create a virus and crash it, it'll cost them tons!
Reyo 2
For the future, don't give any company you're hoping to work for anything untill you're ona contract. You can show it to them untill you're blue in the face, but never hand anything over untill you're on a payroll. It's also best to have 3 or 4 companies looking at your design. That way, they can't pull the "Fine, we'll just hire someone else to do it" bit.
iranoutofnames 6
go somewhere else that uses the same system. and thank you ^ for not sayin first.
Kurokawa_fml 0
That is the best thing i ever heard.
crazyderrub 0
Great idea! but next time you should copy-write your system!
hoschiadedodi 0
i guess you don't need the job then anyway. thanks.
dangletsbang21 0
I don't get it..?
TomasT 0
So it isn't your lack of skill... BO? Breath? Looks?
Flutist 3
Looks shouldn't matter. He CREATED the system, they should PAY him for it. He could be the Hunchback for all it matters. While some people are shallow, it shouldn't matter.
honeybeezy 0
aw....
D_Thr33 0
I'm sure there must be some legal action you can take...
SheriffBart 0
What the ****?!? No, even in France, there's no legal action, generally speaking, to be taken when you get turned down for a job. You don't have a ******* right to whatever job you decide you'd like. OP: when the government makes it more difficult to fire a bad employee on the back end, employers hire fewer people on the front end, and subject those they do hire to stricter criteria. My guess is you're a victim of France's "job-protection" regime, even after Sarkozy's easing of the same.
Vanita 1
That depends. The reason the OP was turned down in favor of someone else might not be legal, which would explain the obviously fake reason OP was told.
SirTerryWogan 0
He means for taking the software without payment -_-
SheriffBart 0
There's no indication they took anything without payment. Vanita - possible, but unlikely. More likely is that he actually didn't have the experience they were looking for. Regardless, it would require a lot more of a showing than can even remotely be inferred from the OP.
hXcsoccerplaya 0
did you build a back door for yourself in the system (assuming it's software)? if so, you know what to do ;-)