By faulty plumbimg! - 31/08/2013 12:14 - India

Today, I got my period 2 days early, while being interviewed for my dream job. Let's just say that I don't have very high hopes after walking backwards to the exit door and falling down upon colliding with the wall. FML
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ksktwin84 14

They would probably never even have noticed if you had just walked out normally

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Taurus_ChicKa 36

How did you know you started your period during the interview unless you left during it? In which case, couldn't you have tried to clean up a little bit? Still, FYL indeed. If the employer thinks that's a reason to not hire you, you probably don't want to work for him/her anyway.

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limabeans101029 20

You don't have to actually see anything to know you've started your period... she probably just felt it during the interview.

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Lorysa 11

It can be an extremely obvious and distinct feeling. That's like not noticing that you peed yourself.

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jayellef 3

Couldn't you email the interviewer and explain? Girls would understand.

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thewife5 19

Well she said it started during the interview... So no.

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jayellef 3

No email the interviewer and explain what had happened and why she was walking like that, which ultimately led into falling down. Things happen.

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Ameel_fml 19

Um...I don't think emailing a potential employer about menstruation would be the best idea. They would probably see that as unprofessional.

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aanchalb 7

I am the OP. well, the thing is I am never early, mostly late by 2-3 days, so have never been very cautious before the d-day. And I always get warning cramps for 12 hrs before actually starting. I was interviewing at a consultants firm and was in the final round with just two other male candidates standing. I had to face a panel of 5 senior menbers of the firm, ALL men (hiven my luck, it just had to be that way!!). The moment i sat down, i started to feel that very strange yet very familiar pain in my guts but i just had to brave trough the pain. And the last nail in the coffen, I was wearing beige trousers, and I sat down on that god-awful chair for almost 45 mins... I personally think if all the villains in the world got together, they couldnt have planned a better attack on my career.

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Trish01 23

Mine's never early but after reading what happened to you, I'm gonna make sure I'm prepared a couple of days in advance! Horrifying! FYL, indeed.

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Mshrodes 13

Aw, that's awful :/I'm really sorry for you. Maybe a better door will open soon, and you'll be glad you didn't get the job :) you never really know how life works. Onward !

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aanchalb 7

yes, that is what I am looking foward too. I still might have a chance, who knows!

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Merylwen 24

Well now you know that stress can make one's period start early. Too bad you had to learn it the hard way.

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Ameel_fml 19

If you're open to the idea of contraceptives OP, I'd recommend going on the pill. It lets you regulate your period whenever you want, and makes work-life a lot easier. I always plan my period for weekends now so that I don't have to deal with them during work days.

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outoftown 26

I once made an embarrassing mistake at an interview, and handled it with as much aplomb as I could. Then I remarked that it's not often an employer gets to see how a candidate handles an embarrassing incident. I got the job, on the spot. Better luck next time, OP!

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emuexport 4

Be positive, The interviewers might have a period fetish :)

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honeymoonroyale 20

I love being a woman. But moments like these just make me wanna choke the hell outa Mother Nature and Eve.

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Ray_of_midnight 22

Good luck. Hopefully they concentrated on the substance of your interview and how you answered their questions rather than the faux pas you committed while leaving.

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