Share your stories of job interviews gone bad
We have been very busy reading the more than 400 funny job stories that you, our trusty readers, sent in, and the competition is stiff. From pranks you’ve played on a coworker to unbearable bosses, our first Share & Win! contest can officially be deemed a success. We’ll announce the winner on Friday, but until then, get your typing fingers ready for the latest and greatest contest: We want to hear about your worst job interview.
Did you sit through an hour’s worth of grilling interview questions only to realize your fly was down the whole time? Or maybe your hiring manager couldn’t tear her eyes away from Perez Hilton long enough to hear your brilliant anecdote about how you got your work ethic from living on a monastery for a year. Whatever your interview blunder, we want to hear about it. Send in your submissions from now until 11:59 p.m. on June 30 for your chance to win!
To get motivated, check out this nightmare interview from a childcare worker who may need a hot shower right about now.
A few years back I had an interview for a nanny position. I drove up to the house, rang the doorbell, and a flustered woman opened the door. She stared at me blankly until I told her I was there for the interview. “Oh! I totally forgot,” she said. “My son is sick so I’ve been trying to take care of him all morning. Come on in.” I sat down on the couch in the living room and we started the interview and the little boy that was sick was standing next to me. All of a sudden he hopped up onto my lap and his mother exclaimed, “Well, he seems to like you already!” Feeling confident, we continued with the interview and before I knew it, the boy bent over and got sick all over me! His mother gave me a towel to clean up with but I had to drive home with no extra clothes. That sure was an interesting introduction into the world of children!
Ouch. That’s rough. But you can probably do even better.
- Send us your nightmare interview stories now! The person who sends in the saddest, most pathetic (and entertaining) entry will win a gift card for $500 toward a new wardrobe. And while you’re at it, be sure to search for summer jobs, and read our tips for job interviews to ensure no more job interviews get away.
