Job seeker insists on wearing stinking 'lucky' jacket to interviews, doesn't get job until roommate throws it out: 'He went into full meltdown mode'

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Sep 4, 2026 7:45 PM EDT

Some favors need to be done in secret.

We all have our blind spots when it comes to how we are perceived, and for some people, this is more detrimental to their lives than for others. Being oblivious to something that could be holding us back is not what anybody wants to admit, but it is also something that we are all fully capable of. Sometimes, it takes the opinion of another to see the big picture.

This is just one of the many reasons that having good friends is so important. When it is necessary, they will be the ones to tell it like it is and maybe help us out with an issue that we didn't even know existed. The thing is that we have to be willing to accept that help, as well as have people around us who are willing to provide it. Often, that proves to be the most difficult part.

It can be frustrating to try to help somebody we care about, only to have them ignore the advice and continue doing whatever it is that is having this detrimental effect. Still, some might feel that taking more drastic action is a controversial way to react to this. 

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  • A friend was frustrated with their roommate and his attachment to a jacket that he insisted brought him good luck. He had had it for years, and it had a terrible smell. Despite this, he insisted on wearing it to any job interview that he had.

    When he had no luck in his job search, his friend knew they had to take action. They found the jacket unattended one night, and they knew that they had to do something to help him out, even if he didn't like it.

  • I secretly threw away my roommate’s "lucky" jacket because it smelled and he was wearing it to job interviews

    This happened about three months ago and I have zero plans to ever admit this to anyone in real life. My roommate (and long-time buddy) had been unemployed for almost half a year. He was getting desperate, but he had this one stupid faux-leather jacket from high school that he swore was his "lucky interview jacket." Problem was, he hadn't washed it in probably four years.
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  • It didn't just smell bad; it smelled like stale sweat, wet dog, and old grease. You could literally smell him coming from down the hallway. He went to like 8 different interviews wearing this toxic hazard suit and couldn't figure out why he kept getting rejected after the first round. I tried telling him nicely, "Hey man, maybe wear a clean button-down without the jacket," but he'd get super defensive and throw a whole tantrum about how I was "ruining his mojo."
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  • One night he got super drink and passed out early. He had a huge final- round interview the next morning at 9 AM. I looked at that hideous jacket hanging on the chair, and I just snapped.
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  • They had to take action.

    I grabbed it, stuffed it into a black trash bag, ran down three flights of stairs, and threw it deep into the apartment complex's main dumpster right before the garbage truck arrived at 6 AM.
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  • When he woke up, he went into full meltdown mode searching for it. Screaming, tearing up the living room, accusing me of misplacing it. I played completely clueless. I even helped him "look" for it under the couch while secretly praying he wouldn't check the dumpster.
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  • Since he couldn't find it, he was forced to wear a normal, clean, navy blue blazer I lent him. Go figure... HE GOT THE JOB.
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  • The roommate couldn't get over it.

    He still brings up that "mysterious loss" at least once a week, talking about how someone must have broken into our apartment just to steal his favorite jacket. I just nod along like "Yeah man, absolute tragedy, people are crazy." I feel a tiny bit guilty for destroying his favorite item, but honestly? I saved his career and my own nose. I'm taking this secret to my grave.
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  • People applauded the sneaky move.

    Straight_Listen_1979 You did him a solid favor. That stupid jacket was the unluckiest thing he owned. It's rumored that even the garbage collectors covered their noses when they emptied that dumpster into their truck, and the rats vacated the dumpsite when the jacket was brought there.
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  • Completely0 The things we'll do to avoid washing things. Imagine paying for a dry clean as a gift! But OP's friend probably would of objected under "principles"
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  • Kiwi Bird Person Could have just washed it...
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  • It was the perfect crime.

    birdington1 Bro really saved his career by committing a full jacket heist Imao. The plot twist at the end took me out.
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  • dothustler that's brutal but honestly can't blame you for looking out for him mate
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