Miscellaneous: Today, I was turned down for a job as a cashier at Best Buy....

By Anonymous - 09/11/2009 19:03 - United States

Today, I was turned down for a job as a cashier at Best Buy. I worked like hell to get into and then graduate from one of the top Telecommunication schools in the country. I spent all my time with extracurriculars to help my resume instead of partying like my friends. I can't even be a cashier. FML

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Today, I was rejected from a restaurant that I wanted to work in during summer break. I asked the reason why I got rejected and the manager told me that I'm not extroverted enough to communicate with customers. I'd applied for the kitchen job. FML

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By WTF. - 03/08/2019 20:00

Today, I was interviewed by a WalMart employee for a position in their pharmacy. I didn't get the job. I was more qualified than the woman who gave me the interview. FML

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perdix 29

Monday 9 November 2009 23:11

You sound like a driven individual that will give a sustained effort to excel. You are clearly not Best Buy material. Take your rejection as a compliment.

hottpinkicecream 0

Monday 9 November 2009 23:10

its the damn economy, not your fault...

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jam1110 0

Tuesday 10 November 2009 4:06

Hate to break it to ya, best buy employees all they do... party... def over qualified.. start partying and thennnn u'll get hired

shanster 3

Tuesday 10 November 2009 4:40

dude everyone's right. You're majorly overqualifed. They won't give cashier jobs to people who will go find a better place to work. I'm a high school graduate and I'm lucky to get my best buy job, and I had to move 14 hours away from my home state to get it too, (spent over a year looking for a job, moved away and got this best buy job within two weeks) But yea, if you have an Aldi's around where you work, go apply there. Apparently most of their cashiers have degrees and they make way more as cashiers then employees at best buy do.

kristidgranger 3

Tuesday 10 November 2009 4:57

You prob over qualified. btw y u trying to be a cashier with a degree? I wouldn't even be a cashier and I don't have a degree! apply for a department at least!

michelinax3 0

Tuesday 10 November 2009 5:06

I've tried out to work at best buy and didn't get the job either. don't worry. happens to the best of us.

McBadAss 0

Tuesday 10 November 2009 5:50

This made me lol.

blastvortex 3

Tuesday 10 November 2009 6:42

YDI for not researching an already over-saturated market before you dove into it. Also, don't apply at Best Buy - their hiring process is patently insane. Oh, and if you really wanted to start retail this close to Black Friday, then I'd say that you're not that far from certifiable yourself.

theblueone4 0

Tuesday 10 November 2009 6:49

don't worry, it's not just you times are tough :( but don't give up!

sandsjh 0

Tuesday 10 November 2009 6:59

They won't hire you because they know you will not stay. They want the person they hire to be less educated so the company has a reason to think they are putting money (training) into someone that will stay. Next time you want an "entry level" job, then do not put your educational background down. Just say you are looking for a long-term employment opportunity and want to work from the bottom up.