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By telefucked - 31/07/2010 07:35 - United States

Today, my parents switched phone companies, which changed the phone number. Two days ago, I dropped off over 15 job applications with my 'old' number on all of them. There is a waiting period before I can reapply anywhere. FML

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By LFE - 16/10/2013 04:40 - United States - Liberty Hill

Today, after applying at over 30 businesses over the past 6 months, I have had not one single call. I later find out that I was using my old phone number on the applications, and my secondary phone was my mom's. She thought they were telemarketers. FML

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By tammylauraine - 29/02/2012 18:21 - United States

Today, after handing out several résumés for several jobs, I realized that I forgot to add my phone number to them. FML

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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 - 26/10/2009 21:37 - Australia

Today, I discovered that I needed to reapply for my job in order to have a chance at keeping it. The applications closed yesterday. FML

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By KayIsKiwi99 - 29/08/2016 19:00 - United States - Houston

Today, I realized after turning in my resume to over 100 job openings over the past month, that the resume I've been submitting does not have my phone number or any other contact information besides my name. FML

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By Loser - 04/05/2009 20:15 - Canada

Today, I decided to modify my resume since I've handed out over 30 of them in the past couple of weeks and I haven't gotten any calls back. As soon as I opened it on word document, I noticed that I had forgotten to include my phone number for employers to contact me. FML

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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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By jobless - 07/02/2010 06:12 - United States

Today, I realized after sending out countless copies of my resume to companies, I failed to add my phone number on it. FML

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By Jodie - 03/02/2012 12:48 - Australia

Today, I had to change my mobile number because I was getting abuse from a guy, so I sent my new number to all of the people on my contact list. Including him. FML

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By captainfail - 14/07/2009 15:27 - Germany

Today, I applied for my first job. I didn't know how to write a resume, so I copied and pasted one from someone else and reworked it. I got on the bus, handed it in, and left. Then I remembered I forgot to change the contact info and date. FML

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diamondgirlx 0

Saturday 31 July 2010 19:20

why dont you just call where you applied, give them your name, and let them know your number has been changed. is your brain functioning?

TaterLuv 0

Saturday 31 July 2010 21:55

YDI for not knowing you can just call these employers and let them know you need to make a change to your application.

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The_Anwser 0

Saturday 31 July 2010 21:26

then call the company and tell them that u have changed ur phone number to whatever it is it shouldnt be that big of an issue

TheWicked 4

Saturday 31 July 2010 22:56

YDI for having a lame attitude.

mrcoolman 0

Sunday 1 August 2010 0:17

ydi for thinking this is a good FML and for not being smart enough to know how 2 slove this problem

hobo_lowbo 0

Sunday 1 August 2010 3:19

bullshit there is a waiting period. you expect us to believe that taco bell are that strict.... PALEASE!!!!

FreeYourMind420 0

Sunday 1 August 2010 4:33

um. call them? that would most certainly be the professional and rational thing to do.

Erindub 0

Sunday 1 August 2010 5:18

you dispshit. call all of the places and have them update the number.

onnielief 4

Sunday 1 August 2010 5:45

Weird! 1)Most companies let you keep your old number free of charge. 2) Changing companies generally takes 10 to 30 days, and give the new number on the day you descide for the new company. All in all a strange story, I'n notbuying it.