Transportation: Not a geography major

Not a geography major

By Anonymous - 16/02/2010 05:15 - United States

Today, I had an interview for a college. The college is in Rhode Island. I live on the West coast. When I asked the interviewer if they got to the mainland by boat or by some other form of transportation, he told me Rhode Island is not an island. FML

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By newsgirl - 16/07/2009 04:22 - United States

Today, I was interviewed by this TV crew who asked me what I thought of Rhode Island being voted for the second most neurotic state. I thought they said that Rhode Island was the second most erotic state. I commented. FML

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By LL - 04/02/2016 14:13 - United States - Seattle

Today, after being told numerous times how sexist the East Coast is, I went ahead with my East Coast grad school architecture interview. The first thing out of the interviewer's mouth was, "Are you sure you don't want to do interior architecture?" FML

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By J…… - 21/01/2024 09:00 - United States - Coventry

Today, is the second time this week that school is delayed because of snow or "extreme ice." It's like we're Texas now, they get 2 inches of snow and the whole state gets shut down, but no, I live in Rhode Island. I gotta go to work. FML

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By goingnowherefast - 09/02/2013 00:19 - United States - Butler

Today, after three and a half years of working dead-end jobs with a bachelor's degree, I got a call from a potential employer in my degree field, who wanted to set up an interview. The problem: the interview is across the country, and I'm too broke to pay the travel expenses. FML

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By hulio88 - 07/12/2010 00:37

Today, after years of hard work, I had an interview at the highest ranking university in the world 800 miles from where I live. It snowed heavily for the last 2 days closing every road, railway, and airport causing me to miss the interview. There is no rescheduling. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/11/2018 13:00 - United States - Seattle

Today, I had a job interview. I got there as quick as I could, having to travel two hours into a city I'd never been to. When I arrived, they told me I was turned down for being too late. They'd rescheduled the interview an hour earlier and I wasn't notified of the change. FML

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By accountingclown - 21/01/2017 00:23

Today, I travelled cross-country to interview for my dream job. The team seemed to love me and I had a lot of fun. In the airport on the way home I saw a news report that the company is closing. FML

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By kylie b - 25/05/2011 06:41

Today, my mom yelled at me for taking too long at a job interview, and that it was a waste of her time to drive me to it. I just quit my job, moved away from my boyfriend and the coast to help take care of her in Idaho. FML

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By Jobless - 07/09/2010 23:27 - Canada

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

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By parentalissues - 15/02/2013 15:50 - United States

Today, whilst on a phone interview with a college I really want to go to, my mother picks up the other line and shouts into the phone "She's not going to college, she's lazy and she'll only disappoint you." The interviewer hung up before I could say anything. FML

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Tuesday 16 February 2010 12:03

wow, how did you get into college

tylahgrace 12

Tuesday 16 February 2010 12:05

I'm guessing you didn't get in? haha, I'm in Australia and I know that!

Comments

re1044 1

Thursday 22 December 2011 23:18

Hopefully, geography has nothing to do with your major. FYI, looking up your school and some interesting facts about the area helps when interviewing.

burnsie22 5

Friday 23 December 2011 22:45

U make me sad

retardslo 0

Friday 13 January 2012 0:59

Americans don't even know their own country. Dumb asses.

egorus 0

Thursday 29 March 2012 9:34

How the f!ck did you not know that?!? Are you really that stupid? I'm from god damn Russia, and I knew that!!!!

egorus 0

Thursday 29 March 2012 9:36

BTW... HTF did you get in college

catanita 18

Monday 23 April 2012 15:17

You sorry ass!!! You should know AT LEAST your own (US) geography. And you want to go to college.....

Playboy420 0

Saturday 19 May 2012 10:38

At least you knew it was a state. I'm from ri and when people ask me about it they are like « rhode island? Thats in new hampshire right?« and some have even tried to argue with me about it.

newburton13 26

Sunday 17 June 2012 2:46

Wow. How did you even get the interview? Still. I've heard of people who can't name how many stars there are on the American flag. One guy was asked to name a country that bordered the U.S. He said Australia. I'm ashamed to live in this country.

gman90210 18

Sunday 24 June 2012 11:20

Well guessing you didn't get in.

Jester epic_151 11

Friday 23 March 2018 0:56

Im not defending either side of this but if you dont live near rhode island why would you need to know? Its useless trivia that there is a very slim chance you will use. all these 'oh im in australia and i knew that' or 'im in norway!' or even 'nobody can be thst dumb'. If you had no knowledge of where a place was, and you hear the word 'island in it's name, you think it's an island. I cant believe that people are that desperate that they need to show off it's insane. why does anybody cafe if you're halfway across the world from the place and you know this piece of information? the fact that you are even further away, makes it even more completely useless. If you ,ive near there, then yes, its stupid. otherwise, who cares?