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20th December 2016
12:10am GMT
This month, we're giving away an amazing night for two in the Merrion Hotel, along with dinner and a specially chosen bottle of wine in The Cellar Bar. To find out more, and to vote for this story to win, see below!
Aoife’s story
I was applying to work in a small adventure park for children when I was 15, and the interview was set up by one of my friends who worked there.
She told me I’d be cleaning up and supervising the children which seemed A-OK to me. Easy money, right?
The interview started with the employer asking me if I’d ever worked with kids (babysitting counts surely?). I stupidly said yes.
Then he asked me had I ever done any art. I stupidly said yes.
He smiled at me and said “Okay, let’s throw you in at the deep end.”
He then picked a child from a crowd and asked me to FACEPAINT this child. The poor boy asked to be painted as an elephant, but it ended up looking like something a lot more inappropriate.I didn’t get the job – but I did get a lot of dirty looks, and tuts of disapproval!
We want this to be about the best story, and not just the best social media campaign for votes – so the winning entry will be decided by a combination of:
So share this story on Facebook, then click on the link to vote!
Alyssa's Interview: 'I Sweated So Much That I Was Told I Made The Students 'Uncomfortable''
Amy's Interview: 'My Phone Autocorrected The Interviewer's Name To Basically The Worst Thing Imaginable'
Aoife's Interview: 'The Poor Boy Asked For An Elephant On His Face, But It Ended Up Looking Far More Inappropriate'
Barry's Interview: It Looked Like A Scene From Wall Street. One Guy Was Doing Jumping Jacks'
Dave's Interview: 'I Was Halfway Towards The Door By The Time I Realised What I Was Doing'
Emma's Interview: 'I Quickly Recognised Him... As The Guy I'd Been With In Coppers The Previous Week'
Gerard's Interview: 'I Walked Out Flustered, Looked The Wrong Way And Got Knocked Down By A Car'
Jaki's Interview: 'He Greeted My At The Door Wearing A Hawaiian Shirt And A Towel'
John's Interview: 'I Accidentally Said "F**K You Too" Out Loud. I Probably Should Have Left Then.'
Katie's Interview: 'I Panicked And Blurted Out A Knock Knock Joke That Required Me To Moo'
Michelle's Interview: 'I Somehow Found Myself Belting Out A Bar Of A Regina Spektor Song'
Sinéad's Interview: 'I Ended Up Having A Heated Argument With The Panel, And Yelled 'You Think You're So Great!''
Thanks to The Merrion Hotel for supplying the prize!
