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By EmbarrassedMess - 23/05/2017 19:00 - United Kingdom - Leeds

Today, I had what I thought would be an important (and formal) interview. Not only did I turn up completely overdressed, the man who was interviewing me arrived 30 minutes late. To top it all off, I was so distracted by his mysterious total lack of eyebrows that I forgot everything I had to say. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/02/2023 18:00 - Canada

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By ignored - 28/09/2019 00:01 - Canada

Today, I showed up on time for a job interview. After waiting for about three hours, I was informed that the manager had "better things to do" than interview me. FML

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By Jennie - 11/05/2023 15:00

Today, I was late for a job interview so I got a taxi to get there. Then the driver got lost and ended up taking me to the wrong address. By the time I got to the right location, I was 20 minutes late and had sweat stains on my shirt. To make matters worse, the interviewer was my ex who I had a messy breakup with. FML

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By nocanhaz - This FML is from back in 2010 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I went to a job interview. The person giving me my interview was late, and while waiting for them I fell asleep. When they arrived, they didn't even bother interviewing me because they thought I was irresponsible since I fell asleep because they were late. FML

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By RIP job - 28/09/2016 04:26 - Australia

Today, I had a job interview for an amazing opportunity. Too bad my nerves made me forget what the role was and where it was, mid-interview. FML

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By Anonyme - 29/05/2012 10:19

Today, I went to my first ever job interview, in a totally stressed out state. The employer's first question was: "What's your name?" I forgot. FML

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By whatisthisidonteven - 23/09/2012 09:23 - Israel - Ramat Gan

Today, I was scheduled for an interview at a local firm owned by two partners. The secretary told me to be there at around 12:00 to 12:30 pm, so I arrived at 12:15. The first boss told me off for being early, the other one yelled at me for being late. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/07/2012 20:26 - Netherlands - Delft

Today, I had a job interview, for which I spent hours preparing. My interviewer was nothing more than a pimple-faced teen, and after only two minutes of reviewing my qualifications, he lost interest and started asking such questions as which Hogwarts house is my favorite. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/11/2018 13:00 - United States - Seattle

Today, I had a job interview. I got there as quick as I could, having to travel two hours into a city I'd never been to. When I arrived, they told me I was turned down for being too late. They'd rescheduled the interview an hour earlier and I wasn't notified of the change. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/10/2010 13:55 - Canada

Today, I spent a hundred dollars on new "business casual" clothes and took two hours to get ready for my interview with a government agency. My interviewer was blind. FML

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Tuesday 23 May 2017 20:23

You should have distracted his attention to his eyebrows so then he would become even more distracted so that he'd forget about your distraction unless he was already distracted by your overdressing and trying to distract him further may have been difficult not to mention the added distraction of trying to distract him for yourself. Got that or did I get distracted from the point?

Fritterzz 13

Tuesday 23 May 2017 22:55

It was all a ploy to see how you reacted to strange interactions.

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species4872 19

Tuesday 23 May 2017 20:23

mariri9206 32

Tuesday 23 May 2017 20:37

So, how was your interview with The Doctor?

Fritterzz 13

Tuesday 23 May 2017 22:55

It was all a ploy to see how you reacted to strange interactions.

Tsumetai_ 11

Tuesday 23 May 2017 23:17

was he also bald? maybe he was going through chemo or has some other medical reason for not having hair/eyebrows. it was pretty rude of you to get so distracted by that.

ImminentDisaster 12

Wednesday 24 May 2017 0:59

OP didn't get distracted on purpose

sweetbliss3 37

Wednesday 24 May 2017 3:35

not really. I work with cancer patients and some things you see definitely can throw you off if you're not ready for it. it's not rude, you just have to get used to things you're not usually used to seeing.