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By still broke and jobless - 17/09/2015 20:24 - United States

Today, I saw a missed call on my phone. Thinking it was one of the multiple jobs I applied for, I called back. Turns out it was just a debt collector. FML

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By ellie - 23/02/2011 07:10 - Australia

Today, I got a missed call from a lady at an employment agency asking why I hadn't turned up to an information session for a potential job. Yesterday, the same lady told me the job position was canceled. FML

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By Anonymous - 06/10/2016 19:01 - United States - Tallahassee

Today, while checking my voicemail, I noticed I had received one from a job that I've been trying to get in for months. Too bad they called two weeks ago. 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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By RootyTootToot - 31/08/2018 22:00

Today, I got a call from "No Caller ID", which usually only shows up when someone calls from my house phone. Thinking it was my kids, I answered imitating a cartoon voice. It wasn't my kids. It was the district attorney's office calling about the job I applied for. 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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Probably not

By stupid voicemails - 28/04/2013 09:09 - United States - Lahaina

Today, I missed multiple calls from the company I applied to. That was the supervisor calling, wanting to hire me. I then remembered my idiotic voicemail I made months ago where I pretended to answer and say stupid stuff for 5 minutes. I don't think I'm going to get the job. 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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Drunken antics

By Stilljobless - 19/01/2010 11:51 - United Kingdom

Today, I got a missed call from a job that I really really want. I completely forgot that my answer machine message was a ridiculous and rude poem that I recorded previously when I was drunk. Somehow I don't think I'll be getting a call back. 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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By Anonymous - 01/03/2012 16:37 - New Zealand

Today, I missed an important phone call. It's been so long since someone has called me that I didn't recognize my own ringtone. FML

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AyeTee77 18

Friday 18 September 2015 10:04

Tell them they called the wrong number.

Vagitarian4life 14

Friday 18 September 2015 10:11

Classic Catch 22. Can't get the job without picking up the phone; can't pick up the phone without taking a chance it might be a creditor.

Comments

Jord_Fox 14

Friday 18 September 2015 11:50

Tip: enter the number in google and you can find out who the number belongs to

aura07 7

Friday 18 September 2015 13:56

I do this all the time! The amount of numbers I have blocked because of it though.

exoticwaved 9

Friday 18 September 2015 12:47

Meanwhile kids in Syria are losing parents and you're bitching about who answers the phone. Ydi

ThePandoricaOpen 18

Friday 18 September 2015 12:52

because a problem like that, (that OP can't do anything about), totally makes their own problems invalid. Nice try, Schleprock.

aura07 7

Friday 18 September 2015 13:55

I fee your pain, I've been there! Block them to avoid it happening again.

aura07 7

Friday 18 September 2015 13:57

Shit, *feel

jk_waks23 19

Friday 18 September 2015 14:14

Just those bad days OP ! Good ones are just around the corner !

hannah_cheers 30

Friday 18 September 2015 14:42

Wouldn't a place that wants to schedule an interview with you leave a message?

LunaJoyce86 15

Friday 18 September 2015 16:03

if it was a potential employer, they would have left a message. debt collectors usually don't to try and trick you into thinking exactly what you did if they don't leave a message, it's not worth calling back.

ZorroRooster 19

Friday 18 September 2015 17:12

Google those numbers you don't know before calling back. It's what I do

jvanevery 19

Friday 18 September 2015 18:13

if its a collection agency then you can send them a letter telling them not to call you on the phone it's a cease and desist letter you find them everywhere on the internet I would really take the time to do this with any debt collector you need to be able answer the phone