Today, I went to a big job interview. Everything went well at first, with the interviewer being impressed by my CV. I was then interrogated over not having a Facebook account, and practically accused of being a criminal, because people without them "always have something to hide". 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 had an important job interview at another company. I'd tried to keep it secret from everyone at work, so they wouldn't tell my boss, as I can't afford to get on his bad side yet. My mom posted on my Facebook wall, wishing me luck. I'm Facebook friends with most of my colleagues. FML
Today, I went to a big job interview. Eventually, the guy subtly enquired about my political beliefs. He seemed pretty laid-back and cool, so I told him, at which point he just chuckled and told me to leave. When I threatened to report him, he just said, "Who're they gonna believe, you or me?" FML
Today, I went to a job interview. I never applied for the job, they'd sought me out, had a phone interview, and sent samples, all before the face-to-face interview. Turns out none of the people I met with had even read my resume or writing samples. I was told I might not be a good fit. FML
Today, I went to my first job interview. I didn't think I was doing too badly, until the interviewer said, "Wait a second, you're in high school?" I explained that the guy who'd called me had said that this wouldn't be a problem. I then watched as my interviewer left his desk to "deal" with him. FML
Today, I went to an important job interview, only to be told I'm not what such a "prestigious" company was looking for. This from a pimply-faced 20-something who took a personal call on speakerphone mid-interview, and actually said "LMAO" out loud at his friend's joke. FML
Today, I went in for an interview at my dream job. When I walked in, I got a dirty look from the front desk secretary. Turns out, the guy interviewing me was from a dating website I'm on. I'd rejected him and told him to get a life. 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, during a job interview, I spent an eternity telling them everything about my experience, my character, my passions, and my previous jobs. Next thing I know, the recruiter said, “Now let’s get to the part where you tell us something about yourself!” FML
Today, during a job interview, the interviewer asked me to "tell me a little about myself." Nervous, I started with, "Well, I was born at a very young age…" I'm pretty sure I won’t get the job. FML
Today, a co-worker asked me if I have a Facebook account, and I said I do. I had to politely smile as he spent the next half hour insulting me for supposedly being glued to it 24/7, before claiming that it's all a CIA front to steal people's social security details. Why are nutjobs like this even alive? FML
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xNephilim 19
Well, what are you trying to hide? On a more serious note, if they're that suspicious, you might not want to work with them anyway.
iSpasticFantasti 14
Well, that sucks a tonne, Facebook is overrated anyway.
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Comments (152)
LifelessStars 22
if they were really suspicious of you they could've done a background check
ellytoad 13
Exactly. I think they are hiding their real reason for wanting a way to access their employees' private lives, and are just using the "suspicious potential killer" excuse as a coverup. (One that people are unfortunately swallowing hook, line and sinker.) It's a symptom of the police state, in action.
dan_in_wi 12
fyl! and **** facebook!!!
ellytoad 13
People must be smoking something fierce to think that everything on the Internet is the truth.
KiddNYC1O 22
I deactivated my account years ago and I'm pretty normal.
viper8608 9
I can see where the guy is coming from. I dont trust people that dont have facebook. you know unless they are old, they are excused from having facebook. why dont you have facebook? are you some kind of serial murderer?
Quikraptor 8
Yes, yes I am. I don't have a facebook because I would rather go out and talk to friends to their face instead of on a useless, overhyped website. I have an axe with your name on it, #79.
ellytoad 13
Before you were born, there was this weird, obsolete practice known as the background check. I think they still do it sometimes. It's the places that have landline phones with those old-fashioned curly cords. You can see bloodstains from all those decades of serial killer employees overrunning the place.
viper8608 9
before I was born. haha. I was born when people did not even know the word internet.
ThecomingofTan 9
79, a lot of people will make a fake facebook account to target individual people for their own personal agenda whatever that might be, but I am sure you trust those people also, right? I'm not really seeing your point here.
viper8608 9
i'm not seeing your point 94. this started as op not having a facebook account and you assuming he has one but under a fake name. my point is people that dont have it are usually antisocial to the extreme or have no friends outside of their immediate circle. facebook isnt about connecting to everyone its just about staying in contact with the people you want to. sure some people have thousands of "friends" but on the average its about keeping in contact with friends that you might be to busy to connect with any other way.
viper8608 9
at least that is what I use it for. I live 1200 km's from my circle of friends and we use it to talk and make plans all the time. maybe others use it differently but I use it for keeping in touch with friends and family. its a tool.
neroid 4
No, I just have no social life. When I did use facebook, it seemed to have the opposite affect- hundreds of people I knew were my facebook friends, but few/no friends in real life.
ellytoad 13
If you are older than the internet, Viper, you have no excuse for not knowing how the world managed to function without social network websites. More power to you if you personally find it convenient. However, the way someone chooses to communicate with their inner circle is hardly anyone else's concern.
Ray_of_midnight 23
I don't have a FB account for two reasons: 1. I don't want to do business with Facebook. The repeated customer-hostile revisions to their Terms Of Service piss me off. 2. I don't see the purpose for such a thing in my life. I don't have kids so it's not like I'm keeping tabs on my kids who have FB accounts, either. FB seems to me to have two main purposes for its existence: 1. For people to post embarrassing photos of you doing sketchy things you'd rather your parents, partner, (potential) employer(s), etc., didn't see. 2. For annoying people from your past to find you and pop up and annoy you. Think I'll take a pass on both of those TYVM.
the_illuminated 4
Well, people without Facebook are disproportionately likely to be serial killers. Though that's no grounds for denying someone a job.
ellytoad 13
There aren't enough serial killers to make a big enough sample size for a study like that. If there were, then your fact might have a bit more credibility beyond email forwards.
the_illuminated 4
Sorry, I shouldn't have used such absolute terms. Employers and psychologists just think it's abnormal not to have an account. For some reason I thought there was a study backing that up.
ellytoad 13
I think it's just peer pressure. Someone isn't mindlessly following the herd, so he must be weird, and in people's minds, weird equals dangerous.
kelseymill124 0
That's retarded. I'm without Facebook & I'm not a criminal!
Miooow 16
Yeah in my case people always give me weird looks when i say I don't have a facebook account and they would ask me again and again as to why I don't have facebook!
TheyCallMeDamien 18
They just want to have access to your personal life. And they will use it against you. I had a friend in HR who's boss used it against employees. You can have one just don't use your real information. And then set everything to private. If you must have one make a fake one and like nothing or just don't use it unless it's to make some kiss ass statement about how great your job is.