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By oh, feck off - 27/04/2016 13:02 - United Kingdom - Leeds

Today, I missed an interview to work in a school as a teacher's assistant because the email inviting me to attend got buried among the spam emails. Oh well, back to my usual job as an assistant janitor. Yes, that's right, assistant janitor. It's the same job as a real janitor, but for less pay. FML

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By Former Professor - 21/07/2019 22:00

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Classic

By Anonymous - 09/05/2013 07:35 - United States - Norfolk

Today, I was laid off from my job as a manager. After cleaning out my office, I began clearing my computer. I received an email from HR announcing a job position that opened up. Too bad it was for my job. FML

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By cnd1213 - 30/12/2015 18:02 - United States

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Are you kidding me?

By HousekeeperNoMore - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, after being a stay-at-home mom and picking up after my kids for the past 15 years, I got a job rejection letter saying I wasn't qualified. It was a housekeeping position. 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 Anonymous - 10/10/2013 17:59 - United States - Wallingford

Today, while despairing over having been rejected for my dream job, I received an email asking me to come back in for another interview. Then they called me to say they accidentally sent the email to all the applicants, and that they definitely aren't interested. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/05/2019 02:00

Today, I had a teaching job interview. After giving my demo lesson, I was told by the director that I had given it on the wrong topic. Turns out, I never got the e-mail with the instructions for the interview. Now I'm definitely not getting the job. FML

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Kinda scammy

By Anonymous - 23/03/2024 13:00 - United Kingdom

Today, I didn’t get a job as a teaching assistant because during my interview, in which I taught a class, I was rated as “not preparing adequate teaching materials in advance”, all because I didn’t provide my own A4 paper. I’m unemployed and the school expected me to buy classroom materials for them. FML

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Close but no cigar

By bbb - 03/10/2012 16:19 - United States - Hillsborough

Today, after having tried for months to get a promotion at work, I finally had an interview for a higher position. Everything went great, and I was told I would get a call next week for my second interview. I went back to my desk, only to get an email stating they're canceling the position. FML

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Guess who?

By Anonymous - 28/06/2024 08:00

Today, after I fired a guy two weeks ago for being a lazy ass, I'd put his job out for applicants to apply, I was going to have the interviews. My assistant informed me only one person applied. It was him, applying to get his job back. I had to rehire him because the position needed filling today. FML

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Ms_ValS 27

Thursday 28 April 2016 10:06

This is why people have an email address that is just for job applications and they don't use it to sign up for crap.

UserError94 18

Thursday 28 April 2016 11:14

You should use your janitorial skills to clean up your email account

Comments

may14th 26

Thursday 28 April 2016 14:21

Start unsubscribing to junk emails as you get them.

machone 6

Thursday 28 April 2016 14:28

You realize you can filter emails by specific words, right? Such as typing meeting or assistant or teacher being typed into the search will bring up the email.

kbecks87 16

Thursday 28 April 2016 21:57

This is a total YDI (if your applying for jobs, be smart enough to make sure that the place potential employers send notifications to be accessible). But I can't click YDI cause FML is stupid now.

mamclellan 6

Friday 29 April 2016 5:02

cant you contact them and try to set up another meeting? im sure theyd understand.

fictionaldiary 11

Tuesday 21 June 2016 12:59

How does your professional email get that much spam? And clearly you weren't really that interested if you weren't even checking your email regularly.