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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/TheTriscuit on 2025-05-23 18:51:25+00:00.

Actually in the midst of this one right now.

I was let go in January and I’ve had an absolutely awful time trying to find a job since. Thousands of applications, only a handful of calls, and even fewer real interviews.

A few weeks ago, I was approached by a fairly large company in my area of expertise with a role that was perfect. I did the recruiter call and it went incredibly well, but I was leaving to travel across the country the next day and we had trouble arranging the next interview because the times the other interviewers were available I would be on planes. We actually managed to nail down a time, but when I tried to join the Zoom, it kept kicking me back. It turns out they had had to cancel the interview, but I hadn’t seen the email because of the aforementioned plane time.

Skip to earlier this week and they finally managed to set me up with the hiring manager for an interview today. Everything was confirmed and set up. I woke up this morning, opened my calendar to see what my day looked like, saw my interview set for noon, and started going about my normal routine.

At about 1045, my dog started to get antsy, so I took her for a walk. Recently, I decided to start leaving my phone at home during at least one walk a day, so I could break the habit of just scrolling as I walk. I got home to a 10 minute old email from the recruiter asking why I wasn’t on the zoom call. Confused because I still had 45 minutes until my meeting, I opened my calendar and saw that in my just-woke-up-grogginess I had mistakenly read the meeting as being at noon instead of 11.

I immediately responded to explain what had happened, but I fear the damage is done and I won’t be hearing back from them. And even if I do, I now look like a total flake.

TL;DR: I misread my calendar like an idiot and left my phone at home while walking my dog, so I missed an interview for a job I desperately need.