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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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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 DeepFriedZombie - 09/08/2016 00:18

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By OutOfWork.OutOfTime - 28/10/2015 01:34 - United States - Cookeville

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By wasteoftime - 07/06/2017 20:00

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By Anonymous - 20/07/2012 20:26 - Netherlands - Delft

Today, I had a job interview, for which I spent hours preparing. My interviewer was nothing more than a pimple-faced teen, and after only two minutes of reviewing my qualifications, he lost interest and started asking such questions as which Hogwarts house is my favorite. FML

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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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By master baiter - 12/08/2013 17:11 - United States - Brooklyn

Today, I was at a job interview for a position I really needed. Somehow, the interviewer and I started talking about fishing. I joked, "I'm a master baiter." Needless to say, I didn't get the job. 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 smellslikeahangover - 29/07/2015 02:55 - United States - San Francisco

Today, while waiting for an interview at the career that I've been spending months tailoring my résumé for, I was thrown up on by my only competitor. Guess who got the job. FML

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Bluepies 24

Saturday 12 December 2015 8:22

Yeah, I'm in the "You had not one, but two chances to major in something useful" camp. What did you expect?

tigerisabelle 31

Saturday 12 December 2015 8:06

You should philosophize about why certain portions of mankind feel the need to be dicks

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drrobotnik1 18

Saturday 12 December 2015 23:17

can you blame him?

GamerGirl2014 13

Sunday 13 December 2015 0:01

As Hank says: philosophy - a go nowhere degree!

NYGiants1925 22

Sunday 13 December 2015 0:57

Guy's being a prick about it, but did you really expect a philosophy degree to open a lot of doors?

corky1992 33

Sunday 13 December 2015 1:58

Well that's rude.

militarybrat 21

Sunday 13 December 2015 6:09

Ydi for a ridiculous degree. I would leave it off next time. Unless it directly relates to the job a degree means shit.

awildwhisper 30

Sunday 13 December 2015 8:47

Was the job to search for the Philosopher's Stone?

learntoteach 10

Sunday 13 December 2015 17:22

Unless the Masters is relevant to the job you are applying for leave it off, don't give specifics unless asked, or list reasons how that Masters degree can help you in your work with that company. People make the mistake of listing every qualification they have on a resume, sometimes you just need the relevant information.

WardenWolf 26

Monday 14 December 2015 18:15

Ydi for majoring in philosophy.

unixdude 9

Monday 14 December 2015 21:19

Don't let it bother you, op. I'm sure you can work the fry machine just as well as that assclown.

Elyas83 4

Monday 14 December 2015 21:52

So this might not help, but I thought philosophy was just the art of bsing on a higher level. I received a "A" in college when I took the course but it felt like a major waste of time. That being said, I'm a programmer and have known a few people with degrees in philosophy. You can apply it other disciplines, but maybe just not this job.