Work: Today, my mother insisted I dress very smartly in suit attire...

By frustrated - 22/01/2013 07:20 - Australia - Mittagong

Today, my mother insisted I dress very smartly in suit attire for my first job interview at a hippy-style retail store. My interviewer wore a poncho. I didn't get the job. FML

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By jobless - 30/06/2019 22:01

Today, I had my first interview after weeks of applying everywhere, but I got turned away for being "inappropriately dressed" for the interview. I was wearing the smartest clothes I own. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/03/2013 16:14 - United States - New York

Today, I had a job interview. I didn't have any clothes suitable for the interview, so I went to the store early and bought some there. After the interview, I went to return the clothes, because they were so expensive. The hiring manager saw me. FML

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By ClothesHorse - 12/10/2012 19:00 - United States - Houston

Today, I was kicked out of a job interview at a clothing store for "not dressing appropriately" for the occasion. I'd purchased my outfit from the same store just two days prior with my last $100. FML

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By Carebeareatu - 13/03/2020 15:00

Today, my friends gave me a complete makeover, which included clothes from their wardrobe, to prepare me for an upcoming job interview. I was then declined the position, because apparently, I "looked too wealthy" to need the job. FML

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By KayPlay - 04/11/2016 13:35 - United States

Today, I wore my best suit to an interview. I was told they didn't have any knight shifts available. FML

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By hoboman - 02/09/2009 15:12 - United States

Today, I was turned down from my dream job at a graphic design firm. Before the interview, concerned about my hobo style would not impress the company, I shaved, cut my long hair, and even bought a suit. They said I wasn't "free-spirited and creative enough." FML

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By oh hey there - 20/04/2011 09:27

Today, I went shopping for a nice outfit to wear for a job interview. A fake job interview. One that I just made up so my mother would get off my case about finding a job. I don't know which is sadder, the fact that I can't get a job, or that my mother actually believed me about the interview. FML

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By xorenae - 27/03/2015 08:38 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I had an interview for an office job. As a requirement, I had to show up dressed for the job. My friend has worked there for years and told me it was casual dress. I wore jeans and a blouse. Everyone else had on business suits. Obviously my friend doesn't know what casual means. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/08/2015 05:49 - United States - San Jose

Today, my mom kissed me goodbye before I went to a big job interview. I got weird looks on the way there, but I figured it was just because I look like a massive douche in formal wear. Turns out my mom had smeared lipstick all over my chin. The person who finally let me know was my interviewer. FML

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Stylish

By boo - 27/05/2009 18:15 - United States

Today, I had a job interview. I had to drop my daughter off with my babysitter first. When I got to the interview, I got a weird look from the vice president of the company. I had lime green poop running down the side of my white blouse. FML

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emmagillespie24 11

Tuesday 22 January 2013 11:57

That is so not your fault. You did the proper thing, and what any other interviewer would want. Next time you will get the job.

pradip 26

Tuesday 22 January 2013 12:06

Dress appropriately, you cant be draped in a sari for an interview at the hooters.

Comments

perdix 29

Tuesday 22 January 2013 13:56

Man, what a bummer! So, you blindly follow what authority figures tell you, even when you know it's wrong? You're no hippie! Question authority and never trust anyone over 30. Keep on truckin'!

Enslaved 36

Tuesday 22 January 2013 14:19

But when-- "I fight authority, Authority always wins"

perdix 29

Tuesday 22 January 2013 19:46

#42, well that's just a "total (grunt) disgrace!" You know what a total disgrace is? Not putting in a word between "total" and "disgrace" even though the melody is screaming for one!

Vidrill 22

Tuesday 22 January 2013 14:14

Well, if you sensed that you should have dressed more casually, you should have gone with that. Why would you listen to your mother, when she didn't know the details? You showed up in a hippy-style store with a full suit? That's like rubbing evetything they hippies dislike in their face,man.

Artsygirl90 14

Tuesday 22 January 2013 14:21

Or maybe...you just weren't right for the job? Crazy right?? You had a bad interview? Anything is possible, but it's just so easy to blame your clothes and your mom.

josh_lzr 4

Tuesday 22 January 2013 14:37

Stupid ****. Why would u then wear a suit dumbass. Get off ur momma dick and choose for yourself pussy boi

liv_graham 7

Tuesday 22 January 2013 14:37

ponchos are pretty cool.

jarockstar27 10

Tuesday 22 January 2013 15:00

Your mom needs to learn the rule "dress like you already work there" rule. If you wanted a cooperate job then yes business is appropriate. But in this case.....

SugarCubePatty 1

Tuesday 22 January 2013 15:38

I told my mom that I was instructed to wear casual clothes for a school performance. She didn't believe me, and made me wear a velvet dress and white stockings. Here I was, as white as hell, all dressed up, playing a slave in a Black History Month performance.