People's Worst Job Interview Fails

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mattstaff
Aug 28, 2021 11:00 PM EDT

Anyone's nerves can quickly get the best of them. At a moment's notice your brain might decide to throw you into a completely disorienting panic where you find yourself uncontrollably shaking, sweating profusely, and blabbering like a newborn baby. The hope is that such a state doesn't come for someone when they're in the middle of an otherwise smooth job interview. But hey. Life's a game of ups and downs. Can't have one without the other. Can't have those momentary wins without the fails. Maybe these people's job interview fails will make you feel better about any of your own. 

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  • 01
    Rectangle - 2KareDogs · 23h 1 Award I had a great interview and then i shook everyone's hand and walked out but instead of using the correct door i walked into a closet. G Reply 530 ...
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    Font - BF1SHY · 21h 3 1 Award First big interview out of college. My professor set it up for me. She suggested I bring coffee to win favor with the people. I have never bought or drank coffee before this. I awkwardly order 4 large black coffees at a Starbucks down the street. I do not get any sugars, creams, etc. The coffee is hot and it's a hot summer day, using a cup holder still burns my hand. I show up at the company with 4 large coffees, on my walk over some of the coffee spilled out throug
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    Font - namevap672• 20h Like 20 years ago, I was interviewing with a big shot web agency. I was asked what make site I thought could use a redesign. I said eBay, which was a perfectly legit answer. I went on and on and on about it, giving great answers about user experience and how restructuring categorization would make things easier to find. Turns out he used to work for eBay and made some of the decisions I was critiquing. My suggestions weren't appreciated. G Reply 4 94 3 ...
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    Font - Gixx • 21h I was asked about what I did at a previous job and responded: I prefer my role X over role Y to avoid people since I generally don't like dealing with people. I know I shouldn't say that. The HR lady reassured me, "Hehe, oh no that is totally fine." Which translates to "You are now blacklisted. We are never going to contact you." I thought I got the job by her language. She said they plan on contacting me in the near future. But from now on l'll just remove variables that I can
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    Font - I turn around and see a fully stocked professional coffee bar behind me in the lobby area. I awkwardly sit and wait with the coffee. I am taken by a dude around the office WITH MY COFFEE. He sits me down in an area with some graphic designers and 3D modellers to show me what they do, I have no place to put my coffee so I make some room. I offer them coffee and see they all already have coffee.
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    Rectangle - Mm_Donut · 21h I was asked if I wanted something to drink. Got a small can of grapefruit juice. Juice went down the wrong pipe. I coughed for 75% of the interview time. Shockingly, I was not offered the job. G Reply 4 59 3 ...
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    Font - My coffee is luke warm at this point. We talk for a while I thank them for their time, I ask if I should leave the coffee they tell me to take it with me. I awkwardly leave with all 4 cups of coffee. I walk into the street and dump them all in the trash on the corner. But first I tried a sip from one of the cups, it was my first coffee taste test as an adult. I cringe so hard inside thinking about all this. Even to this day, almost 10 years late... My wife has an interview in a few days a
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    Rectangle - ash9700 · 21h Sat down. Had a cup of water. Interviewer said a genuinely funny joke. Squirted drink out my nose while laughing because mouth was busy taking a sip. G Reply 1 42 3 ..
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    Font - SpecificMost19 · 21h I had a friend who was in a car accident on his way to a major interview for his dream job. He only had minor injuries, but there was a good bit of blood. The wreck happened two blocks from the office, so after he dealt with the police and had his car towed, he walked there. He came in with blood all over his shirt and a bandage on his forehead, limping badly. He told the receptionist that he was running late for an interview. She buzzed the guy interviewing him, who
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    Rectangle - FurmidableCat • 18h 2 1 Award They asked me what kind of vegetable best describes me and I said "a banana." G Reply 4 43 3 ...
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    Font - Three_Day_Rider · 22h I actually got the job, but l'm not sure why. I went in as a senior scientist, told the interviewers, and there were a few, I didn't do clients or sales. They wanted me to massage clients and do sales. The head guy died, MI, and my boss, who was pretty cool, apologized for hiring me, and fired me. Recession of 2008. G Reply 4 21 3 +
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    Font - LostNTheNoise · 22h I interviewed for a position at an alternative paper which I read voraciously, and completely fan nerded myself. 6 Reply 4 19 3 ...
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    Font - Personage1 · 19h Interviewer "so do you have a lot of experience with accounts payable?" Me, "yes" *proceed to talk about my accounts receivable position. Interviewer after 30 seconds, "so that sounds like accounts receivable, do you have any accounts payable experience?" "No." É 6 Reply ↑ 16 3 ...
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    Font - KevlarConrad · 21h I was interviewing with a team of people. Four of them if I remember correctly. They all took turns asking me the normal questions blah blah blah. One of them asked how past experiences have shaped me into the type of individual they were looking for, a strong leader with problem solving skills. I started discussing some of the traumatic things that happened in my early years and went into a full blown meltdown. Ugly crying/sobbing and everything. All four of them slowl
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    Rectangle - SeasDiver · 21h Misidentified a product of a company with a similar but different name as the product of a company I was interviewing with. G Reply 4 13 3 ...
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    Font - FCDEV • 23h Showed up and it was being conducted by my ex gfs mother. G Reply 4 208 3
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    Font - GuardPerson · 21h A long time ago, I was doing an interview with a company that was distributing VHS-tapes and DVD's of which the parent company was the studio. Trying to show off my knowledge of and interest in the various pieces of merchandising they had around the office as a positive thing, it apparently screamed to the interviewers: "This kid is going to rob everything that isn't of fire or nailed to the ground." G Reply 1 39 ...
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    Font - ObelusPrime • 17h I mentioned my age. I was super qualified for this job and had a great phone interview. I got invited to an in person interview and was also going great. I made an off handed comment which included my date of birth (I was 25 at the time). He completely shifted his tone and body language and said "wow that's young". His questions got short and then he thanked me for my time and ended the interview. O S Reply & 11 3
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    Rectangle - Texas_Totes_My_Goats · 22h I told them I loved that their company was international and I was hopeful that I could eventually prove my worth and move to another location because I hated the state I had recently moved to. No one wants to hear that. Ah, to be 22 and naive again... 6 Reply 4 102 3
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    Font - yemofo7654 • 21h 10 years ago, they asked me if I had any experience with Microsoft Access. I responded that I regularly corresponded with people at all levels of the organization via email, etc. Hung up the phone and realized Access is not Outlook. Didn't get that job. G Reply +
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    Rectangle - laurhatescats • 21h Drank too much caffeine and came across as extremely hyperactive, and loud. Needless to say I limit my caffeine intake before any interviews G Reply 35 ...
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    Font - Cernenc • 17h Had an interview at 9 am in the morning during covid. Ive prepared myself as well as I could and was just waiting for the phone call. 15 minutes pass by and I wonder why no one's calling. I decided to wait 5 more minutes before calling them, when the phone rang. They asked why I didn't show up and it just occurred to me, that they put their location in their mail. Because I've had phone interviews before, I just assumed this one would be one as well. Profoundly embarrassed a
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    Font - BitPoet · 18h Guy was applying for a job where I worked. He was my replacement at my old job after I left. On his resume he claimed a lot of my work as his own. The look on his face when I walked in for the interview, seeing his confused scribblings of my designs from his conversation with the my boss was pretty priceless. l'd told my boss what to prod him on, so it was more of a chance for him to show how he'd improved on the product/design. He just took credit for the whole thing. G Rep
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    Rectangle - Panama_Scoot · 17h 2nd year interviews in law school (these interviews are a very big deal and often lead to full-time employment opportunities): i completely wrote down the wrong time in my planner. So I showed up two hours late. I did not get the job. G Reply 仓64 ...
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    Rectangle - leonquaddy · 15h My friend, when asked if he had any questions by the interviewer asked, "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" G Reply ...
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