#6: Mama’s Boy
This unfortunate job seeker had what can only be described as the worst interview of his life, and he had his well-meaning but inadvertently embarrassing mother to thank for it. Fresh out of college and on the hunt for a job, he had secured a phone interview and decided to use the landline at home for the call. Little did he know that this decision would lead to a cringe-worthy turn of events.
Things initially seemed to be going well during the interview until his mother picked up the phone and dialed another number to make her call. For those unfamiliar with landlines, in households with shared lines, anyone could pick up a phone and eavesdrop on ongoing conversations. Instead of hanging up the phone when her son explained he was in the middle of a job interview, she inadvertently exacerbated the situation, likely causing extreme embarrassment for her son.