Work: Today, at a job interview, I was asked what I thought of twerking....

By howprofessional - 06/09/2013 21:23 - United States - Dearborn

Today, at a job interview, I was asked what I thought of twerking. It was a bizarre question, but trying to get on the interviewer's good side, I said I thought it was pretty cool. He snorted and said I'll be job-seeking for a while yet. FML

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By jobless1 - 05/07/2015 04:04

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

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By parker1993 - 03/02/2011 18:53 - United States

Today, while waiting for a job interview, a woman sat down next to me and asked if I was here for the job too. Thinking she was also an applicant, I tried to demoralise her, and said the job was going to be a complete joke. With that, she stood up and said, "Do you still want to go into my office?" She was the interviewer. FML

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By touche :/ - 07/07/2013 21:27 - Canada - Hamilton

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

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By Anonymous - 11/12/2015 19:16 - United States - Mount Vernon

Today, I had my first job interview in months. The guy chuckled mockingly at my master's degree in philosophy and wound up admitting that he had no idea why I'd even been selected to be interviewed. FML

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Riveting

By Kebabjoon - 29/04/2011 11:36 - Spain

Today, I had my first job interview for eight months. My interviewer noticeably yawned during my reply to the first question. FML

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Come again?

By Anonymous - 07/08/2013 10:49 - Australia - Redfern

Today, during an otherwise promising job interview, I was asked how much I thought was too much for a "good hit of blow". I must have stayed speechless for too long, because the guy's next words were, "Yeah, you're not cut out for this." I'm shocked and baffled too. FML

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Honest

By Anonymous - 04/09/2024 22:00 - Australia

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

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Not a good sign

By DeepFriedZombie - 09/08/2016 00:18

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

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By Swivel - 07/06/2012 12:17 - Singapore

Today, after a spate of bad ones, I was in another job interview trying my hardest to give a good impression. After answering a few questions, I realized to my horror that while I was talking I was swiveling my chair from left to right like a nervous child. 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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Saturday 7 September 2013 5:03

He was probably just afraid that you would start randomly twerking against walls... and doors... and windows... and water coolers... and people in the office. It can be a bit distracting.

kn1ghtf1re 2

Saturday 7 September 2013 5:05

That's when you should have said "I thought you said weekend working."

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Dcm210 19

Saturday 7 September 2013 19:40

He probably won't be employed their much longer anyway.

clue_me_in 20

Saturday 7 September 2013 20:00

Can't stand the elitist comments. I don't twerk, but if someone likes to twerk, then they can. It doesn't make them less intelligent or someone to look down on. Twerking has been around for YEARS before Miley Cyrus decided to take it and ruin it with her failed attempts.

kitty292 9

Saturday 7 September 2013 22:27

THANK YOU. I'm just disgusted reading these comments.

Xalandra 17

Saturday 7 September 2013 23:14

I agree with kitty292 Thank you very much!

killuminatirebel 12

Saturday 7 September 2013 21:10

OP, honestly you deserved it, the job interviewers wanted to see if you act like a ****, so if you said that you hated twerking then they would hire you because they will think that you are a woman of respect and integrity and not of bitchiness..

Xalandra 17

Saturday 7 September 2013 23:09

Wow! So not only are you implying that any women who likes or performs twerking is a ****, but that it is somehow her employers business if she is a **** or not. You're wrong on both cases. Not every woman who likes twerking is a ****. You don't like it and you think it's slutty? Well great for you! Get off your god damn high horse! No one else has to live by your "moral" compass. Also, no one's employer has ANY right to know or judge them on their number of sexual partners, dancing likes or dislikes, or sexual proclivities (as long as they aren't pedophiles or necrophiles, in those cases please judge as much as you seem fit) No employer has any right to make hiring decisions based on how "slutty" them deem you to be.

aligater10 7

Saturday 7 September 2013 21:49

Always be honest

kitty292 9

Saturday 7 September 2013 22:24

Everyone is allowed their personal opinion, but I'm upset about the job interviewer's reaction. Twerking is a way that people dance and express themselves. As a black female who doesn't twerk, I'm annoyed that the interviewer thought it would be okay to deny OP a job just because they claimed to like twerking. As long as OP wasn't planning to twerk at work or in a work-related setting, I don't see the problem. You won't see me twerking at a club but you know what? People do it and I'm not knocking them for it.