Interview horror- I’ve blown it 🤦‍♀️

[MrsDontDoMuch]

Zoom interview with two other people.

So excited, an interview for a job I really want was brought forward from tomorrow to today. I had worked hard on preparation and performed well.

Got to the end when they asked if I had any questions, as I opened my mouth my body let out a huge fart with no warning. I tried to muffle the sound by shuffling on my seat only to create a noise which quite frankly I think will haunt me. This high pitched long squeak ensued to which I’m sure I saw the ladies eyebrows raised a little, at which point she nodded in a sympathetic way, said ‘thank you for your time’ whilst leaning forward, clearly reaching to press the ‘end’ button.
I’m absolutely mortified that my body has let me down. I’m beside myself with shame.

Is there any possibility you think they didn’t hear it? If you interviewed someone who was a good candidate but let one out at the end would (could) you overlook it?

Please can someone reassure me, I just don’t know how to get past this.

Have I blown it? (Excuse the pun)

I am sure this won't affect a good job interview that you had. How do you know that those who are interviewing you, may do a few farts now and again, but are adept at keeping them at a low level noise at work.!

OMG that made me laugh so hard 🤣🤣

So I'm another convinced the people who actually physically witnessed it hung up so quickly to do the same!

And if you remained unflapped and calm in the face of such an issue I'd also want to give you the job. If you don't collapse under fire of an errant zoom interview fart your pretty unflappable 🤣🤣

Blame it on the dog/cat/postman... whatever was closest to hand at the time.

Good luck, OP. Fingers crossed for you.

It was your dog wasn't it?
(If you've not got a dog, when you start working there it was your elderly now sadly PTS dog - he wasn't well poor thing)

Sorry but this made me laugh op
Hopefully they didn’t notice or thought it was a dodgy connection.

It was the dog under your desk! Keep saying that till you believe it.

PLEASE tell us when you get this job. I really think you'll get it. If not, you could probably sue them for discrimination... Somehow....

Are you sure they heard it? Zoom never seemed THAT sensitive on the sound to me....

Yes, discrimination against people with very vocal bowels.

@Asdf12345

If home based and not customer facing could be alright.

It’s working with children, we all know how they like rude noises so should fit right in

"I once was so nervous that I drank the interviewer's glass of water. It was in front of them, not me. I drank it"

😂😂😂😂

When are they going to let you know OP? Fingers crossed for you (and yes, def blame the dog!)

I once sat in a company reception nervously biting the skin around my thumb as I waited to be called in.

The interview seemed to go fine: I went and met my sister for a glass of wine afterwards and her face as I walked into the bar was a sight to behold.

My thumb had started bleeding and I hadn't noticed, and ended up smearing blood all over my face. It must have been like interviewing Hannibal Lecter.

I did not get that job.

I once scratched my leg on a zoom interview. Little did I know it was a cut.

Brushed my hair back and left a big streak of bright red blood across my face. The worst thing is I just ignored it and ploughed on 😂.

I got the job 🤣

Oh, cross post @UnderHisAye

How weird?!

Hopefully, you'll trump all the other candidates.

Haha! Well you were obviously a much better candidate than me

@denverRegina

"I once was so nervous that I drank the interviewer's glass of water. It was in front of them, not me. I drank it"

😂😂😂😂

This made me roar 😂😂😂

@Bloodyfuckit 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Its not rocket science ... Oh, hang on...

@MrsDontDoMuch missed opportunity, you should have styled it out and casually asked how they deal with embarrassing situations in the workplace.

No, you absolutely haven't blown it. I was interviewing somebody once and we were sitting in our conference room, which was basically just a glass cube. When we were finished, the person I had interviewed got up and walked straight in to the glass wall on her way out, in front of the whole office, it was the loudest bang. She then got a nose bleed. She actually got the job, because she did really well in the actual interview.

@underhisaye that made me laugh! I do the same when I’m nervous and always worry about ending up covered in blood!

@Wingedharpy

She had to cut you off sharpish at the end so that she and her companion didn't have to control themselves to have a good belly laugh, and possibly, a fart of their own. We all do it OP - even your interviewers. Blame it on your elderly dog next time, who is under the desk out of camera view. Good luck with your application.

Good idea!

I got my name wrong on the application form, we were living abroad and I had to rush the form to catch the post, I was interrupted and managed to put my surname down twice! Oddly, I got the job but it was a bit embarrassing to be asked for my real name at the interview.

At one of her Oxford interviews, my DD walked into the interview room, which had a polished wood floor. As she approached the interviewers, her foot slipped forwards and she went into a sort of lunge. One interviewer exclaimed ‘No need to curtsey, dear!’
She was offered a chocolate later in the interview but declined. She said she was worried that the chocolate would be followed by a question and she would spray chocolate gloop at them. Interviewers were lovely, so when they said they were done and she could go, she said ‘ May I have the chocolate now?’