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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Active-String-6136 on 2025-07-11 18:55:18+00:00.
I (21 F) am new to the job world and have started applying for entry level jobs in my field. Only to unexpectedly wind up interviewing for a rather large company in my field. The interview went amazing and apart from some small hiccups I thought I had it in the bag. Then they asked me for 2 professional references. It was at this point I panicked. Even though I have done the sort of work they want me to do before. It wasn’t ever with any one company long term. In the end I gave them my current boss’ contact info (I work at Target so that means nothing) and the front desk number for a legitimately good business to use but I didn’t have that boss’ number saved to my phone. So in the end I gave them the number of a store clerk and a dial up machine. How fucked am I? TL;DR: I gave an interviewer for a really good job, really shitty references to contact.