20 Of The Dumbest Reasons People Didn't Get A Job But They Actually Dodged A Bullet

We all know that applying for a job is nerve-wracking. First, you have to put yourself out there.

You can't just wait for employers to come to you. No, you have to be the one knocking on their doorstep, trying to sell yourself in the best way possible.

Second, the competition is really tough. With all these free resources available nowadays, everyone can learn what you know, so you'll have more people to compete with, and there's always someone desperate enough to lowball their salary request.

Last but not least, you might never know why you didn't get a job. More often than not, you simply will never hear back from the company to which you applied.

Sometimes, you might receive a rejection email, but only months after you submitted your application. There are a few, however, who do find out why they were rejected, but we're not counting them as lucky.

That's because while feedback is helpful, there are times when the feedback is completely useless or even insulting. To find out what feedback was like that, Reddit user u/RustinSpencerCole asked Redditors to share the weirdest and wildest reasons they were turned down for a job, and boy, there are some stories out there.

Here are some of the best ones.

1. That man should learn how to choose his words a little more carefully next time.

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2. Apparently, the applicant needed to pee so badly, but they weren't given any bathroom breaks during the group interview.

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3. What is so wrong with dressing in a presentable way?

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4. It's a big red flag if they don't want to discuss salary.

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5. Maybe they wanted their employees to recite what they're bagging while doing it.

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6. Now that is just inconsiderate on their part; plus, isn't that illegal?

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7. If they don't have the slightest chill about misunderstandings, it's better to nope out of that place right away.

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8. They really should have been a lot more specific with those instructions.

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9. Why do they think that someone's age deters their ability to do a good job?

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10. Hopefully, they got a taste of their own medicine.

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11. They might just want to confine you to the plant; that's why they see traveling as a sin.

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12. Isn't it illegal to discriminate against someone because of their religion?

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13. Maybe they were just scared to hire someone who actually had experience for the position.

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14. He probably had a lot of commitment issues.

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15. It's an office, though; how can they run out of pens or pencils?

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16. That might just be the worst excuse we've ever heard for rejecting someone for a job.

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17. We don't think having the same taste in makeup is part of the criteria for getting any job.

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18. This one isn't the company's fault, though.

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19. At least she still got some great advice out of that.

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20. Oh, that sucks, but it's just bad luck for the guy for having the same name as the manager.

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Sometimes, it's great to know why you didn't get a job. At least then, you can learn from that and use it to improve your application or upskill, so you can do better for other opportunities.

Sadly, there are also times when just receiving silence would be the best outcome. At least then, you could move on to the next opportunity without any heartache.