Fell on arse walking out of interview

[ItstheHRTpat]

Can anyone cheer me up with their own embarrassing interview moments?
Went for an interview for a job that is right up my street and have some experience of, and the interview itself went well. But as I was being shown out of the building (portacabin classroom) my foot went from under me and I landed on my arse on the steps, dress up over my knees showing that I hadnt shaved from the knees up (midi length dress and wore pop socks so pasty but hairy thighs were on full display - though thankfulky not my knickers), and I hobbled back to the car with a damp right buttock! I keep replaying the squeaky sound I made as I fell and wondering how on earth the chair of the board managed to keep a straight face! Now I'm just waiting for the thanks but no thanks email to come through next week!

I was waiting to go in to my interview when the sensor light went off and left me in the dark. The interviewer came to get me at the precise moment I started waving manically to turn the light back on.
I didn't get the job either!

At least they will remember you!! It might work in your favour!

I once went into an interview with a black eye. Only I didn’t know I had a black eye as the collision happened about half an hour before the interview when someone stopped sharp in a revolving door and then everyone in the mechanism got an unexpected ‘thwack’ by the door in their section. Mine was a bit brutal as it was as the entrance was coming up. So it was trying to walk out of the ‘space’ when suddenly it wasn’t a space! It was about 3/4 of the way through the interview when they said: “Is your eye ok?” And I twigged I might have bruise. So I just smiled and said: “Oh there was a bit of an incident on the way into the building but I’m fine - thanks for asking.” After the interview I went to the loo - I looked like Rocky. Honestly. Had to go home and put a pack of peas on my eyes for about two hours to bring the swelling down. Got the job though!

Congratulations! However if you have very dark hair (like myself) then those hairs are not fine and no amount of exfoliating will turn them fine.

No-one will have notice the hairy thighs. They'll be worried about you, probably also think it was a bit funny, and remember you. This one will be filed for your leaving do if you get the job! Good luck!

I hope they helped you up

I definitely need to shave above my knees 😔 well, I generally don’t bother, but if I’m going on holiday, then yes, 100%!

If it helps, I was once leading an interview panel and a candidate got up at the end and walked smack into the the glass panel instead of through the door (one of those goldfish bowl type rooms). He handled it with such good grace as well as having interviewed really well that he got the job.

He did turn out to have quite a clumsy streak though!

I turned up for an interview a week early when I was a teenager. Mortified.

I had an assessment day for a grad role in my final year of uni. I only found out at the end of the day when we were shown into a room with our Polaroids taken from the beginning of the day that the seam in my brand new shirt had unravelled and I had been flashing from bra to waist all day.

luckily I got the job as I don’t think I could have been able to afford a new formal shirt then. Twenty years later I’m still at the same company too!

The shaving above the knees thing has come up on MN in the past, with posters not considering that others are different to them and may have thicker/ darker hair and therefore want to shave.

thanks for that exhaustive detail of your daily routine but have you considered that....shocker upcoming....some people are different to you? before you patronisingly inform them of what they do or don't need to do?

Technically nobody (other than maybe competitive swimmers) needs to shave their legs at all.

I once got a teaching job and one of the reasons I got it was that I was so nice to the child whose chair I tripped over!! I threw all of my resources across the classroom as I tripped (maths lesson - tiny little 3d shapes!!). I was very flustered as was the child but apparently I was kind to him as he felt really bad! Also the governor on the panel appeared to fall asleep while I was answering questions. I was very surprised to get the job!

Oh damn op 😅

I went for an interview at a charity. I was congratulated on getting the position. Was visibly shocked on Monday when I went for my first day to find out i had actually applied for a paid position rather than volunteering. I didn't have my bank details, nor my ni. I literally rolled into the office with a Starbucks thinking I'm doing them the favour 😂

Something similar happened to me once. They offered me the job (although I didn't take it).

I fell over walking INTO an interview.

It was my first job post-maternity leave and whilst frantically gathering my belongings I blurted out that it was my first time wearing heels in about two years.

The two men interviewing laughed and told me that I shouldn't have felt obligated to put on heels just for them. I got the job.

I once interviewed someone who on the way out caught her bag on a jug of water and knocked it all over the floor and papers.
She got the job.

Christ, my entire leg looks like Sherwood Forest if I didn’t shave the length of them, it’s hairier and darker on my thighs than my lower leg!

OP, I think it’ll have endeared them to you!

I'll keep you all updated! I didnt realise my newly hairy thighs would be such a contentious issue 😳

Not an interview but my first day of a new job. I was wheeling around on my wheely chair and fell off it and the chair fell on top of me. I was underneath it for a couple of minutes while my brand new colleagues and boss dug me out. I still howl when I think of the shame 🤣

@ItstheHRTpat not me, I was interviewed by a manager who's fly was undone throughout the interview. Worked with him for ten years and I still never told him. Surely, the other two panel members would have noticed.

I was asked to take a seat on a wheeled office chair and advised the hiring manager would be with me shortly. After sitting down the chair flew backwards and slammed against the door that said manager was walking through with a glass of water.
Absolutely mortifying but ended up hired and stayed with the company for a decade- never did live it down!

Just laugh it off! I was being interviewed for a school canteen job. Wore wide flowy trousers. Tripped over last step and let out a huge FAAAAAAAARRRRRKKKKK in front of a open doorway to a classroom of 8 year olds. Never got the job but I still remember those wee shocked faces 😆😆

As I arrived in the room a woman came towards me, arms open, so I panicked and hugged her. I don't know why. She was actually there to take my coat. No one said anything (which was the worst bit)

I was offered some water in an interview. I declined then picked up the jug and poured it into a glass ( at least I tried to pour it into the glass) , missed the glass and poured it all over the table.