Mental health and Work: Nervous nelly

Nervous nelly

By rejected - This FML is from back in 2014 but it's good stuff - United Kingdom - Harlow

Today, I thought I was finally over my anxiety problem, and confidently went to my first ever job interview. Halfway through, the manager told me that if I didn't stop being so nervous, he couldn't give me the job. I cried. FML

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By ugh - 21/01/2014 18:55 - Japan - Tokyo

Today, I went to an important job interview. I was really anxious but tried to soldier on anyway. When I was called in, my nerves got so bad that I reverted to speaking my second language. Not first, second. I'm pretty sure I'm not getting the job. FML

I agree, your life sucks 42 455

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By Anonyme - 29/05/2012 10:19

Today, I went to my first ever job interview, in a totally stressed out state. The employer's first question was: "What's your name?" I forgot. FML

I agree, your life sucks 25 842

You deserved it 9 951

By s13495 - 24/10/2013 15:52 - United Kingdom - Hull

Today, I had my first interview in over a year. I panicked and passed out. FML

I agree, your life sucks 43 071

You deserved it 6 373

By Anonymous - 19/05/2011 05:58 - United States

Today, after searching for a job for over a year now, I finally got an interview. The pressure made me so nervous that I passed out in the middle of it. FML

I agree, your life sucks 33 335

You deserved it 5 695

By Tiffer27 - 25/01/2016 18:02 - United States

Today, I went to a very important job interview. I was so nervous that I passed out right in front of the interviewer's desk. FML

I agree, your life sucks 21 465

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By anonymous - 20/10/2010 06:38 - New Zealand

Today, I got so nervous that I actually peed my pants during a job interview. FML

I agree, your life sucks 31 608

You deserved it 13 384

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By Driri - 31/07/2021 08:00

Today, I had a panel job interview with 3 people. My nerves got the best of me, especially when they asked me about my weaknesses. I gave them an answer, but they kept bombarding me with additional follow-up questions that I couldn’t think of the answers to. It got so bad, I was reduced to tears. FML

I agree, your life sucks 891

You deserved it 181

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By Ally - 20/05/2022 14:00

Today, I had a job interview. I have a speech impediment and as much as I tried to keep it under control, it came out during the interview. I could tell the interviewers were trying to hold in their laughter. They ended the interview after 5 agonizing minutes, saying they’ll contact me. I left in tears. FML

I agree, your life sucks 1 184

You deserved it 100

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By lulupie - 08/08/2016 09:10

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

I agree, your life sucks 15 081

You deserved it 1 157

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By Anonymous - 22/04/2013 23:37 - Australia - Mona Vale

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

I agree, your life sucks 56 847

You deserved it 3 737

jazmin3012 28

Thursday 2 October 2014 16:18

Aww OP! Don't feel bad for something that's out of your control!

energizerbunny23 18

Thursday 2 October 2014 16:19

Pretty unfair from his behalf. Hopefully it all works out though

Comments

supertacowaffle 41

Thursday 2 October 2014 16:43

Awh that's so insensitive :c good luck OP I hope you get a job soon!

sjbartholome 14

Thursday 2 October 2014 16:47

Comment moderated for rule-breaking.

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Khaleesi_26 30

Thursday 2 October 2014 17:51

That's not discrimination if the job includes highly stressful situations that OP might have trouble handling. But while I don't believe OP would put themselves in that situation, we still can't conclude that he was discriminating OP without knowing what the job was.

PeopleLikeGrapes 12

Thursday 2 October 2014 18:16

Please tell me you are joking #16

pharm121 21

Thursday 2 October 2014 18:48

"Anxiety" is not legally classified as a disability. If OP had dehabilitative Anxiety he/she wouldn't have even been able to leave the house for the interview....

sjbartholome 14

Thursday 2 October 2014 19:58

It looks like #31, #45, all of the people who thumbed up them and all of the people who thumbed down don't understand sarcasm. I once heard that inability to detect sarcasm is an early sign of dementia. Now that's a real disability. Atleast #39 was smart enough to know I was joking. #nobraininthefmlcommunity

Khaleesi_26 30

Thursday 2 October 2014 21:28

Well if you haven't noticed sarcasm is really hard to tell via internet, because sarcasm is measured by you're vocalization and tone. Without hearing the sarcasm in your voice and just going off of wording is near impossible to pick up on unless it's very obvious. Which in this case it wasn't. Because there is always that one person who makes a comment like that and is completely serious. And the whole sarcasm linked to dementia is just a theory. There are some people in the world who just don't pick up on emotions and sarcasm like most. And it has nothing to do with them having dementia, it's just who they are as a person.

wang33334 12

Thursday 2 October 2014 16:51

Op, I feel sorry for you.

Spark_Slicker 19

Thursday 2 October 2014 16:53

I feel you, OP. I have horrible anxiety as well and that's the main reason I haven't had a job yet either.

mysteryguy3039 33

Thursday 2 October 2014 16:56

I now fear my first job interview

MitunaCaptor 17

Thursday 2 October 2014 17:00

As someone with severe anxiety to the extent where I sometimes have panic attacks in public for even minor reasons, he can't justify his reasoning for saying that to you, OP. Whether its mental illness or not, keep working on it. One of the best things I ever did for myself was accept that I have a problem and to work with it everyday. Even if your circumstances are different the best thing to do is to always work on getting better until it becomes second nature. You'll eventually be able to pick up on yourself before the anxiety happens and it'll become a lot easier to deal with. Best of luck OP. You'll be ok.

Raewyn 8

Thursday 2 October 2014 17:13

I'm so sorry OP. Anyone with anxiety issues can relate. That comment would derail me too. You're already in a high stress situation and that just tips it over. If you felt even somewhat confident going in then it's probably a matter of practice. It'll help with the anxiety too. Just look at it this first interview as a practice run. I hope this doesn't stop you from feeling like you can keep getting out there and your next interview is a better experience.