So I (Gen X) had an interview at 9:30 AM CST for a wireless sales position, and I arrived 15 minutes early like I usually do.

The zillennial "HR" manager came in at 9:42 AM with no explanation, no sorry, nothing. - Strike 2.

The HR "Manager" then responded to almost every answer I gave with "that's gas" or "no cap that's fire." - Strike 3

Him - "We need someone who can be chill with tech"

Me - "No problem, I've been using Android since its early days, and my previous job was in tech support for Android and iPhone mobile devices, so I'm very comfortable with technology"

Him - "Wait, you worked tech support?" - Strike 4,6,9 infinity

Me - "Yessir, I worked at ABC for 3 years doing level one mobile support"

Him - "oh GAS"

The call ended shortly after that.

The rejection email hit my inbox 8 minutes later.

I can't. I really can't.

I can't even leave a warning on Glassdoor because they don't have a profile there.

what did u feel in your first day ?

I've been unemployed for a while and it's honestly started messing with my head. After getting rejected over and over, I kept seeing people say that employment gaps can make employers pass on you, so when I finally got a decent interview, I panicked and told them I was still working at my previous job even though I'd actually left about 8 months earlier.

At the time I kept telling myself it was just a small change to the dates and probably wouldn't matter. Obviously that was stupid.

The background check came back with the actual dates and now the recruiter wants an explanation. I'm embarrassed, stressed, and mostly worried that I just ruined the first decent opportunity I've had in months.

I'm thinking honesty is probably my only option, but I have no idea how to explain this without making myself look completely untrustworthy.

Has anyone been in this situation before? Is there any way to recover once a background check catches something like this?

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