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20th December 2016
12:10am GMT
This month, we're giving away an amazing night for two in the Merrion Hotel, along with dinner and a specially chosen bottle of wine in The Cellar Bar. To find out more, and to vote for this story to win, see below!
John’s story
I walked into the interview room and shook hands with the manager – but it was all downhill from there.
He looked me up and down and said: “You’re not exactly the kind of guy we would hire”, then turned his lip up.
And then, somehow, I accidentally said “F**k you too.”
After a very long silence we sat and very awkwardly went through my CV after which he said they wouldn’t be calling me back.
I should probably have left at the beginning, to be honest.
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Alyssa's Interview: 'I Sweated So Much That I Was Told I Made The Students 'Uncomfortable''
Amy's Interview: 'My Phone Autocorrected The Interviewer's Name To Basically The Worst Thing Imaginable'
Aoife's Interview: 'The Poor Boy Asked For An Elephant On His Face, But It Ended Up Looking Far More Inappropriate'
Barry's Interview: It Looked Like A Scene From Wall Street. One Guy Was Doing Jumping Jacks'
Dave's Interview: 'I Was Halfway Towards The Door By The Time I Realised What I Was Doing'
Emma's Interview: 'I Quickly Recognised Him... As The Guy I'd Been With In Coppers The Previous Week'
Gerard's Interview: 'I Walked Out Flustered, Looked The Wrong Way And Got Knocked Down By A Car'
Jaki's Interview: 'He Greeted My At The Door Wearing A Hawaiian Shirt And A Towel'
John's Interview: 'I Accidentally Said "F**K You Too" Out Loud. I Probably Should Have Left Then.'
Katie's Interview: 'I Panicked And Blurted Out A Knock Knock Joke That Required Me To Moo'
Michelle's Interview: 'I Somehow Found Myself Belting Out A Bar Of A Regina Spektor Song'
Sinéad's Interview: 'I Ended Up Having A Heated Argument With The Panel, And Yelled 'You Think You're So Great!''
Thanks to The Merrion Hotel for supplying the prize!
