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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/PercentageNo9270 on 2026-03-04 14:09:15+00:00.
This happened DURING a job interview. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. My computer froze and my audio lagged so I tried muting and unmuting, plugging and unplugging the wifi. It was a full mess right as I’m trying to look competent and hireable.
While scrambling to fix it (and thinking I was muted), I muttered “I swear, I’m gonna kill myself if this doesn’t work.” And it wasn’t literal or serious. It was one of those exaggerated frustration that things people say when something is testing their patience.
And as unlicky as I am today, the interviewer heard it. Later in the conversation, they brought it up and said they’re wary of hiring people with mental illnesses especially those who have suicidal thoughts. I immediately clarified. I told them it was just a figure of speech that I didn’t mean it literally and that I don’t have suicidal thoughts. I apologized for the wording and explained it was just stress from the tech issues.
But they seemed set in their view as they only repeated what they initially said. I might have just thrown my resume right in the trash.
TL;DR: Made a frustrated “I’m gonna kill myself” joke during a glitchy job interview thinking I was muted. I wasn’t. Clarified it was just a figure of speech, but interviewer seemed set on seeing it as a mental health red flag.