Job interview, Pranks and Work: Trickster

Trickster

By parker1993 - 03/02/2011 18:53 - United States

Today, while waiting for a job interview, a woman sat down next to me and asked if I was here for the job too. Thinking she was also an applicant, I tried to demoralise her, and said the job was going to be a complete joke. With that, she stood up and said, "Do you still want to go into my office?" She was the interviewer. FML

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By Jobless - 07/09/2010 23:27 - Canada

Today, I had a job interview. The moment I walked into the room, the interviewer said, "OK, I will interview you, but there is no way I'm hiring you." FML

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By fartje - 25/01/2015 18:21 - Netherlands

Today, I had a job interview. The interviewer blatantly farted as I sat down, then she sneered, "Making yourself comfortable, I see..." FML

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By Username - 12/05/2011 06:17

Today, I called a possible employer I had an interview with about a week ago to see if I had got the job that I have already been trained for. Her response? "Are you sure I interviewed you?" FML

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Falling at the first hurdle

By Anonymous - 29/10/2024 09:00 - United Kingdom - London

Today, I went to a job interview super early and giddy with enthusiasm. While waiting in the lobby, I struck up a friendly conversation with a bloke who was also waiting around in a suit. I jokingly told him, “Good luck mate, but I’m getting this job.” Turns out he was the hiring manager. FML

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By caltech - 10/10/2012 04:15 - United States - San Jose

Today, I applied for a job as a secretary. As I sat in the waiting room, the interviewer came out with his wife. She gave me a once-over, then said to her husband, "Hire this one. She's so ugly, you would never have an affair with her." FML

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Am I hired?

By KLM - 14/08/2024 14:00 - United Kingdom - Manchester

Today, I had a job interview. As I walked in, I confidently shook the interviewer's hand, only to say, "I'm doing well, how are you?" before she'd even asked me how I was, or even said anything. The rest of the interview was pretty much a blur of awkwardness. FML

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By smellslikeahangover - 29/07/2015 02:55 - United States - San Francisco

Today, while waiting for an interview at the career that I've been spending months tailoring my résumé for, I was thrown up on by my only competitor. Guess who got the job. FML

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Toxic workplace goals!

By Anonymous - 22/04/2013 23:37 - Australia - Mona Vale

Today, I walked out of a job interview feeling confident because I'd really hit it off with the interviewer. He called me an hour later to tell me that I didn't get the job, since he was afraid we'd "get along too well and never get any work done." FML

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By amyhyett - 28/01/2015 23:18 - United Kingdom - London

Today, I walked into a door on my way in to an interview, in front of the interviewer and a group of people waiting to be interviewed. FML

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Canceled

By gonnabeunemployed - 08/12/2016 21:33

Today, I got a call from the only company that asked me to come in for an interview of the many applications I submitted. I answered it even though I was at my current job. My boss heard and chewed me out. The call was to cancel the interview since the position was filled. FML

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robc32ca 4

Thursday 3 February 2011 23:26

you are pathetic

bhara 0

Thursday 3 February 2011 23:26

ydi karma being selfish came back to bite your ass.

Comments

nocanhaz 4

Friday 4 February 2011 0:37

Failure is inevitable. At one point in time you think you are making a witty joke but in reality you might just be digging your own grave.

McMan 23

Friday 4 February 2011 0:38

Karma's a bitch but then again so are you.

snagglepaste 0

Friday 4 February 2011 0:50

Why would you say a job you are applying for is a joke?

null_fml 11

Friday 4 February 2011 1:10

Agreed. If I was applying for a job and somebody tried to pull that shit on me, I might just casually mention during MY interview that some guy in the lobby/waiting area was talking shit about their company. (The key is to drop it into the conversation on a vaguely-related tangent and pretend that I don't know the person I'm talking about is an applicant, so they don't think I'm just trying to sabotage the competition)

illuminerdi 4

Friday 4 February 2011 1:15

Why would you even post this here? You might as well have posted "Today, I'm a ******* idiot who can't even stand on my own merits, who stupidly tried to sabotage someone's interview, because I'm *that* much of a douche, and then I decided to go online and tell everyone what an asshole I am!"

azhigatex 0

Friday 4 February 2011 2:27

Well put!

starile 19

Friday 4 February 2011 4:36

I'm going to go ahead and submit that as an FML, see how well that pans out. Would you vote yes to moderate it, please?

wendyyyy 0

Friday 4 February 2011 7:34

Agreed!

penguin95 0

Friday 4 February 2011 1:19

haha . u . frikin . idiot !

janise 2

Friday 4 February 2011 1:27

How would telling the apparent competition the job is a joke demoralize the other applicants? Maybe I'm the exception but I never take a stranger's opinion too seriously. Especially when the stranger is a potential rival.