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By Anonymous - 15/05/2009 11:00 - United States

Today, I had a job interview at a local business with the owner who was man, and the manager who was a woman. I thought I did pretty well because I heard the manager whisper so, as I was walking out. Then I heard the owner whisper "no fat chicks." 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 Kayla - 16/01/2021 11:02 - United States - Wenatchee

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By Anonymous - 30/06/2020 05:02

Today, I went to the bathroom after a terrible job interview. My interviewer walked in with another guy, talking about my interview, saying he was obviously going to hire the other guy because my odd-sounding name was too hard to pronounce, yet alone spell in multiple emails. FML

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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

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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 what did you say? - 15/06/2016 13:25

Today, I went for a job interview. The woman interviewing me had such a thick accent that I had to keep asking her to repeat herself. She got so frustrated that she ended the interview super early. I don't think I got the job. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/11/2009 01:50 - United States

Today, I finally got an interview at a restaurant after looking for a job for three months. I dressed nice, and the interview was going well until this blonde girl in booty shorts and fishnets walked in. The manager hired her on the spot. FML

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By probably not getting the job - 09/03/2015 05:44 - United States - Lake Oswego

Today, I applied for a job at a local store. As I walked out the door, I heard the manager read it out loud and everybody else laugh. FML

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By leafscupwin - 16/10/2012 04:16 - Canada - Mississauga

Today, the person that interviewed me for a job was the same person I called a "fat bitch" at a baseball game after she knocked over my drink while she was dancing. She recognized me too. FML

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By HellaBomber91 - 11/02/2010 20:15 - United States

Today, I went in to a job interview with 6 other girls my age. I tried to sit down on a chair exactly like the ones every other girl was sitting on. Then, one of the interviewers offered to get me a more "sturdy" chair. For the entire interview, I got to sit in the "fat girl chair". FML

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Friday 15 May 2009 20:08

People can be so disrespectful. :/ As though your weight has any bearing on how well you can do the job. It sounds like the owner was just being a jackass, so you're probably better off not working there at all. And btw, we have no idea what the OP looks like. The comments about she needs to lose weight are just stupid.

tick_tock 0

Friday 15 May 2009 20:06

What a dick. You didn't deserve that.

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thelonelylurker 0

Friday 15 May 2009 23:52

You can either sue him or lose some weight. I would suggest the latter, fatty.

alabaster 0

Saturday 16 May 2009 0:07

People need to chill. It's his establishment, he can choose who he wants to hire based on his own criteria. If she was being FIRED for being too fat, then yea, you might have a descrimination suit on hand. In reality, it was probably an establishment where appearance did matter (ie. caters to male customers).

Roto13 0

Saturday 16 May 2009 0:23

It's illegal to refuse to hire someone for that reason for most jobs. You could potentially use this to your advantage.

jnemi 0

Saturday 16 May 2009 0:40

eat some vegetables, and take a jog fatty

monkeysniffer08 0

Saturday 16 May 2009 10:04

#61.... lol. Apparently you failed your law class then? Yes, she is in a protected class (women) but that is not what they were discriminating against. Also, the fact that the manager was female would stop that lawsuit in its tracks. Also.... Affirmatie action only applies to companies with large government contracts - look it up. Other companies don't have to hire a minority if he is not qualified.

24788 6

Saturday 16 May 2009 10:22

You really need to file a complaint against them.

kfnnnp 0

Saturday 16 May 2009 10:49

Everyone shut up about sueing them! You would never win that case unless you recorded him say it. He could state any reason he wanted for not giving you the job. For example, that he didn't think you'd fit in with the current employees, that you don't have the right attitude, or that he had a clash of personalities with you.

zbots 0

Saturday 16 May 2009 11:00

If you're fat, that's your fault. I wouldn't want to hire a fat person. If they don't even care about themselves, how can I trust them to care about the job they're doing?

HBubble 3

Saturday 16 May 2009 13:42

Serves you right for being fat.

imhawaiian 0

Saturday 16 May 2009 16:02

Depending on the job, he can choose to hire someone smaller because that may qualify them better, but what you should do is lose weight and go back and reapply and see what they say then.