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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

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

Today, I had my first job interview since graduating from university. The person who interviewed me informed me that not using my degree after two years practically makes it null and void. I guess instead of being a financial advisor at the company, I could always be a janitor there. FML

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By wasteoftime - 07/06/2017 20:00

Today, I went to a job interview. I never applied for the job, they'd sought me out, had a phone interview, and sent samples, all before the face-to-face interview. Turns out none of the people I met with had even read my resume or writing samples. I was told I might not be a good fit. FML

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By Danicole927 - 28/12/2016 03:53 - United States - Trenton

Today, I had a job interview with a world-renowned forensic psychologist, and it fits my degree perfectly. He didn't want to hire me, but he'd like me to return as a patient. FML

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Read other books, FFS

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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slavka012 11

Tuesday 15 December 2015 0:01

YDI for majoring in the philosophy and for listing the degree in resume applying to a position where it is not needed. What kind of reaction did you expect? You should be thankful to this guy. Unlike all the other who will tell you "wow, philosophy" while thinking to themselves "what an idiot"

baristalbc 18

Tuesday 15 December 2015 3:55

I guess the latest me of work is important, but I have no use for a Philosophy major. Strictly academic fields of study are important (I guess), but you can't blame anyone for focusing on potential employees with practical experience and/or education. Maybe the interviewer could've been more professional about it, but he had a point.

MegaManVault 4

Thursday 17 December 2015 10:20

Reminds me of an article from a decade about about Philosophy majors. It was an interview with a smug grad who's entire line was "What kind of job can I get with a philosophy degree? Any kind I ******* want." due to it being a degree that many fortune 500 company leaders had and a common degree held by actuaries at the time. Turned out he ruined it for everyone else, as business were reading the article and getting the impression than philosophy grads were all dicks and that the sudden influx of philosophy grads flooded the market.