Work: Today, I was supposed to hear back from a job I interviewed for....

By KimberleyIrene - 20/07/2009 22:35 - Canada

Today, I was supposed to hear back from a job I interviewed for. The guy called me and told me I got it. I said "Thank you, thank you, thank you!!" He responded with "You're welcome Emily". My name isn't Emily, it's Kim. He got the numbers mixed up. FML

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soulfhood24 0

Tuesday 21 July 2009 9:09

Change your name to Emily.

EdMcK515 0

Tuesday 21 July 2009 9:12

Pull a George Costanza and just show up for the job.

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CountryGal 0

Tuesday 21 July 2009 20:43

So did you get the job then?

rightsideup 0

Tuesday 21 July 2009 21:52

So when you answered the phone, the guy didn't say anything like "May I please speak with Emily?" or "Hi Emily this is Steve from that place you applied to" - he just randomly assumed you were the person he needed to talk to and said "you got the job"?

brainfreeze215 0

Wednesday 22 July 2009 2:47

Heh. Show up to work, serves him right for being a presumptuous fool.

Jerret 6

Wednesday 22 July 2009 3:18

And ow is your life F'd? Just go to wark as emily!

sockmonkey560 0

Wednesday 22 July 2009 8:14

OH MY GOD WU CARES!!! so he called u by the wrong name so what!!!!?? just correct him and you'll realize he just got mixed up w/ ur name!! it doesn't mean ur the wrong person! ughhhh this annoyes me greatly!

incluye 0

Thursday 23 July 2009 0:59

Emily got the job, and Mr. Brilliant called Kim and thought he had Emily and told her she was hired. (So yes, it was the wrong person.) Your life is ******.

EatMyCrayonz 0

Friday 24 July 2009 15:20

Your a dumbass, he obviously ment the employer called the wrong person and thought that 'Kim' was 'Emily' do you think this would be an fml if he just got the names mixed up?