Awkward and Work: Thanks, I hate it

Thanks, I hate it

By kkkk - 31/01/2011 15:44

Today, the company I applied for called up congratulating me in getting the job. I was ecstatic. Quickly enough I texted a few mates that I'd got the job. Twenty minutes later they called again, saying the trainee had accidentally called the wrong applicant. FML

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By almost governmental - 05/09/2014 22:02 - United Kingdom - Peterborough

Today, I got a call about a job interview, saying I was hired. I was ecstatic, until they called me back and said they'd called the wrong applicant. They called again later, saying there'd been a mistake and I really was hired. When I went in to confirm it, they said they'd never heard of me. FML

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By smidge - 02/06/2009 06:05 - United States

Today, I got a call from an ad agency offering me a job. I was so excited, because I've been looking for work for a few months now and really wanted to work for them. An hour later, they called apologizing, because they'd made a mistake and offered the job to the wrong person. FML

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Not working out

By Anonymous - 25/07/2014 02:04 - Canada - Burnaby

Today, after months of job hunting, I finally got a phone interview with a company. Excited, I prepared for the interview and conducted extensive research on the company. The interview ended within a minute. They'd got the wrong person. FML

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Classic

By Wrong number - 25/02/2022 21:00 - Canada - Vancouver

Today, I got a call and was offered a position with a company that I really wanted to work for. I just had to wait a week to confirm that everything was good to go. Ten seconds after ending the call, they called back and said that they'd called the wrong person. The offer was for someone else. FML

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Busted

By faulty number - 28/01/2013 23:25 - United States - Port Saint Lucie

Today, I have been waiting for a call from a job I applied for. I soon got a text from my current boss, who doesn't know I'm job hunting, letting me know that the recruiter was trying to reach me. It turns out that the phone number on my resumé was wrong. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/10/2013 17:59 - United States - Wallingford

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

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Postman Pat

By Anonymous - 19/06/2021 21:01

Today, I got a callback for a job, asking for an interview. I got very excited but also anxious because it's my first job after graduating from uni. While I was on call scheduling the interview, I realised I'd accidentally applied to the Royal Post to be a mailman. Now I have to call again and explain. FML

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The Apprentice

By panther of the desert - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff - Puerto Rico - Rio Grande

Today, I was to have an important phone interview for a job. I got a call and everything went perfectly, and they said I was hired. Later, I found out that one of my "friends" had gotten one of his buddies to prank call me and make sure the line was engaged when the real interviewer called. FML

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Say my name, say my name

By Anonymous - 28/08/2020 23:01 - United States

Today, after being unemployed for over four months, I got a call from a company I've wanted to work for for over 2 years. After they were about to set up an interview, they called me by a different name. After correcting them, they hung up on me. Turns out they had the wrong number. FML

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Freudian slip

By Anonymous - 01/06/2022 07:00 - United States - Mandan

Today, I’ve been looking for a new job for a while now, after being at my current job for 6 years. I was offered an interview for a job I was really excited about. I went to text my boyfriend about the job interview and ended up sending the text to my boss instead. I guess the cat's out of the bag. FML

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arianylas 3

Tuesday 1 February 2011 1:27

Contract Law 101: By calling you and saying you have the job, mistakenly or not, they created a contract with you. It's definitely worth suing over.

sweet_candy_ 17

Monday 31 January 2011 19:08

They should fire the trainee and take you instead :)

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arianylas 3

Tuesday 1 February 2011 1:27

Contract Law 101: By calling you and saying you have the job, mistakenly or not, they created a contract with you. It's definitely worth suing over.

purple_sarah88 0

Tuesday 1 February 2011 2:19

That's awesome! I was going to say the OP should complain but I wasn't sure if it would be considered binding enough to sue. You're right though a representative of that company did tell them they'd got the job. They definitely should take action and then maybe the company will be more careful in future!

Travis420 0

Wednesday 2 February 2011 5:49

^ Listen to this guy you could make some boocoo bank

SonyIsGod 13

Thursday 28 November 2013 6:06

I'm going to throw a YDI your way, just because your username is, 'kkkk,' and that seems to me like you wanted, 'kkk,' but couldnt get it because either some other incorigible cretin had picked it already or it didn't meet minimum character requirements. So yeah, just for that, YDI.