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By Anonymous - 28/08/2012 16:56 - Canada - Orleans

Today, wanting to be on time for my first job interview, I woke up at the crack of dawn and walked almost an hour through a thunderstorm. When I arrived, I was told that the manager wasn't in today, because of the bad weather. FML

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Today, I took a two-hour bus ride to get to orientation, got stuck a block away because the pedestrian sidewalk was closed, waited half-an-hour for my ride in the rain, when someone called the cops on me for acting suspicious. I got to the interview soaking wet, and they told me they'd rescheduled. FML

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By SamAaron502 - 29/10/2015 10:16 - United States - Saint Peters

Today, I woke up at 3 a.m. to get ready for a "fun work retreat". After driving 2 hours to the site, I find that nobody's there. After about half an hour standing there freezing, I get an email from my boss, telling me that, "It's canceled due to bad weather." FML

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missalkali 8

Tuesday 28 August 2012 22:55

there's no bus? subway? train? taxi? couldn't call first? they couldn't call you? not to mention the manager couldn't find a mode of transportation because of the rain? "wet" the heck is up with that?

DocBastard 38

Tuesday 28 August 2012 22:57

And that's why you always call to confirm, especially when it's an hour walk. Lesson learned, I hope.

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mega20913 8

Tuesday 28 August 2012 23:05

just call and reschedule..im sure they'll understand

emeraldisle 30

Tuesday 28 August 2012 23:05

Why would you walk through a thunderstorm anyway? I know you wanted to be on time but you should have called them first to make sure.

twilightriforce 10

Tuesday 28 August 2012 23:08

Most people will do almost anything to get a job nowadays. But if the manager wasn't going to be in to do the interview, someone should have notified you and rescheduled it.

Welshite 39

Tuesday 28 August 2012 23:09

Why on earth would you walk through rain for a professional interview? I mean, kudos for determination, but I don't think your potential boss would have been impressed once you showed up sopping wet and dripping everywhere.

simonsaysYDI 8

Wednesday 29 August 2012 14:51

Raincoat. Most people are smart enough to put a decent one on. Also, maybe he brought his interview clothes with him in some waterproof bag. Plenty of time to change if you get there early enough.

keven501 12

Tuesday 28 August 2012 23:18

You are determined to get that job

musicluvr2000 11

Tuesday 28 August 2012 23:19

And of course the secretary will tell you to "come back tomorrow, when the weather in nicer."

Turtle_rebellion 10

Tuesday 28 August 2012 23:20

Hopefully he'll apriciate that you walked to the interview in the middle of a thunderstorm

kimg0885 23

Tuesday 28 August 2012 23:21

Hopefully you will be hired on the spot tomorrow op. maybe you could be the manager since he didn't bother to show up. I see you climbing that corporate ladder quickly, way to go op!