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This Coworker Really Needs To Apply Themself

, , , , , | Working | October 2, 2025

I work in the office section of a large British retail chain.

Coworker: “Have you seen all these job applications I have to go through! I can’t read any of ’em!”

Me: “I thought they all came in via an online form?”

Coworker: “They do! But they got all them immigrant names that I can’t pronounce!”

Me: “Well then, it’s a good thing it isn’t your job to pronounce their names, just to read their qualifications.”

Coworker: “It’s just so many immigrants now! Why can’t any of the British people apply for the jobs?”

Me: “You mean the minimum-wage, night-shift, checkout jobs? Yeah, good luck.”

Coworker: *Deep sigh.* “If I could find a country that didn’t take immigrants, I’d move there in a heartbeat.”

Me: “…”

Coworker: “What?”

Me: “I really don’t think you’re qualified to be judging the abilities of job applicants…”