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AIBU?

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To wonder whether most people have ever actually been excited to apply for a job?

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ThatCosyRoseUser · 24/05/2026 14:53

Has there ever been a role you were genuinely excited about applying for?

Not just “I need the money”, “this seems tolerable” or “better than my current situation.”
I mean genuinely interested, energised, intellectually excited, emotionally invested, hopeful or feeling “I really want this.”

Because I sometimes think a lot of people approach jobs from a purely survival/practical perspective and rarely feel actual excitement about work opportunities.

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Friendlygingercat · 24/05/2026 15:39

I did once get "excited" in an interview because I had a bit of an argument with one of the interviewers. I had passed my Ph.D viva that morning. The viva lasted 30 minutes and then we (my superviser and both examiners plus sundry friends) went straight to the pub. When you have passed your viva and had a couple of vodkas you can be pretty uninhibited. I was telling myself I am not going to get this job so what does it matter?

I went back to the pub after the interview and we all went on for a curry in Manchester's famous curry mile. When I got home there was a job offer waiting on my phone.

The other interviewer told me that Prof X started a dispute with all the applicants and he really admired the way I stood my ground. I didnt tell her I had come straight from the pub til some time later.

Its not often you have a day like that.