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By maddy - 21/01/2009 17:03 - France

Today, I'm looking for a job, and the employer I spoke to by phone was busy, but before hanging up he said "we will call you soon". I still wonder how he plans to do so without even having asked for my number. FML

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Thanks mom

By Anonymous - 27/01/2017 00:00

Today, I checked my inbox and realized I got an email from a potential employer, saying they were having trouble getting a hold of me by phone. They called while my mom was using my phone to look up directions to a place, and she answered, kindly hanging up when they asked for me. FML

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Say my name, say my name

By Anonymous - 28/08/2020 23:01 - United States

Today, after being unemployed for over four months, I got a call from a company I've wanted to work for for over 2 years. After they were about to set up an interview, they called me by a different name. After correcting them, they hung up on me. Turns out they had the wrong number. FML

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By noluckwhatsoever - 06/01/2010 16:44 - United States

Today, after months of job hunting, I got a call back for a position. I was outside at the time and had no pen or paper available to write the address down. I told the guy to call me back in 5 minutes and he agreed. It's been 3 hours and still no call. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/08/2012 16:45 - United States - Lititz

Today, after months of job searching, I finally got a call about one of my applications. I wasn't able to answer it, but he left a voicemail. I've listened to it over and over, and I can't understand the contact information. He called from a restricted number. FML

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Busted

By faulty number - 28/01/2013 23:25 - United States - Port Saint Lucie

Today, I have been waiting for a call from a job I applied for. I soon got a text from my current boss, who doesn't know I'm job hunting, letting me know that the recruiter was trying to reach me. It turns out that the phone number on my resumé was wrong. FML

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Phones, how do they work?!

By Anonymous - This FML is from back in 2019 but it's good stuff

Today, a voicemail suddenly appeared in my messages. Last week I missed a call from an Unknown caller, and no number was listed. Turns out they wanted to arrange an interview for a job I really wanted. They left a number in the voicemail, telling me to call them back that day if I was interested. FML

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By unemployed - 09/11/2018 15:30

Today, after months of job searching, I finally got a call for an interview. Right in the middle of the call, my phone hung up so the music app could open. I tried calling them back and got no response. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/02/2011 21:14 - United Kingdom

Today, I was on the phone to a guy I really like from work. We'd been talking for about 2 minutes, when he said he was getting another call, and put me on hold. I was so excited to be on the phone with him, it took me a whole 15 minutes to realise he had actually just hung up on me. FML

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By Username - 12/05/2011 06:17

Today, I called a possible employer I had an interview with about a week ago to see if I had got the job that I have already been trained for. Her response? "Are you sure I interviewed you?" FML

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By Farah - 26/09/2016 14:42 - Bangladesh

Today, I e-mailed an employer to ask about a job I had applied for earlier. The employer in question was on vacation. The person who replied had the position which I had applied for mentioned in their signature. FML

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reanimated 0

Thursday 26 February 2009 22:02

Caller ID. Simple as that.

Kawboy 1

Thursday 2 June 2011 5:35

^^^ Hey mister know it all, dumbass is one word :)

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reanimated 0

Thursday 26 February 2009 22:02

Caller ID. Simple as that.

lenkab123 0

Tuesday 15 June 2010 6:58

yupp. its called Caller I.D.

sukhdeep 4

Tuesday 19 October 2010 3:19

yeah...

caitlin21holly 0

Saturday 27 November 2010 20:53

exactly and if u r that stupid that u don't know what that is he isn't gonna call u because nobody wants a stupid employee

simpleplan239999 1

Sunday 1 May 2011 5:21

hey dumb asses sometimes people call on let's say restricted or private caller which means you can't see the number. did I dumb it down enough for youu people calling the OP the dumb ass?

Kawboy 1

Thursday 2 June 2011 5:35

^^^ Hey mister know it all, dumbass is one word :)

TH_Insomniak 15

Saturday 17 October 2015 23:37

technically dumbass isn't even a word, it's just slang. you think the people who made the dictionary thought "hey I know, let's put dumbass in it"

Sirin_fml 46

Saturday 17 October 2015 23:44

I'm glad that we have TH_Insomniak to tell us which entries in the dictionary aren't actually "real words". Those linguists and editors don't know shit, right? I only wish I could plug him into my word processor.

diskincluded 0

Saturday 21 March 2009 3:41

I hate when they lie to you like that. Sure, your number might be on your resume, but if you haven't gotten a chance to give it to them, it's not gonna help. As for caller ID, not all businesses have phones with that feature.

dogdog456 0

Wednesday 28 July 2010 9:51

But how would the posted know if they have caller ID or not? This is a lame FML

caitlin21holly 0

Saturday 27 November 2010 20:50

ya but most do

could_be_funny 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 1:18

@3 what kind of business doesn't have caller ID? These days caller ID is a basic service...

Jbiebs82 0

Tuesday 27 April 2010 16:57

Ikr?! I love ur pic

lhasselb 0

Monday 1 August 2011 6:53

actually, there are quite a few businesses that do not have caller ID. The operator may have the number on their main phone but once it's transferred to human resources, it only shows as a transferred call.

krack_fml 0

Thursday 2 April 2009 7:00

an efficient human resources department isn't going to waste time asking for numbers they can just as easily find using caller ID

furrylala 0

Thursday 16 April 2009 2:07

LOls ....aw thats super gey

Mooish 18

Friday 20 January 2012 6:03

That's so furrylala is the way it works.

24788 6

Thursday 30 April 2009 11:54

Most places have your number when you call them. I'd try calling him back in a couple days if he doesn't call back.

fsebastianslife 0

Monday 5 April 2010 5:03

^^^ i agree ^^^ whats the worst tht can happen? u dnt get the job? of he hasnt called YOU, then u probably wont get the job anyways, u have nothing to lose :)