I sprained my ankle today and I have a job interview tomorrow. Should I go with crutches or just limp in there?

I seriously doubt it matters.

If anything, it will show that you have some degree of dedication, greater than that you'd demonstrate if you said "can't make it, on cruthces."

p.s. crutches might work better than cruthces

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Unless the job in manual labor, yes.
he might feel sorry? and give you the job.

depends, will you get benefits?

Yes, I would most certainly come in on crutches. Any time you see someone who should be on crutches who obviously isn't, you think of them as stupid teenagers who need to let themselves heal. There's no reason your interviewer won't think that either.

No I don't. And what if they aren't teenagers?

Then they're stupid adults who haven't learned that they need to let themselves heal? That's always what I think when I see someone with a cast, not a brace, limping around. "Where are your crutches" "Oh I don't need them anymore, it doesn't hurt to walk."

As long as they know you're not NORMALLY on crutches, and you wont be on them for an extended period of time, then you should be fine. People know crap happens.

Totally use the crutches, it shows dedication.

Besides, it makes an excellent weapon if they should refuse you a job!

I had a bicycle crash the day before an interview and I was still bleeding all over the next day from the amount of road rash. I just padded up my hand as much as possible so it wouldn't leak. Apart from having to keep my suit jacket on because my shoulder had bled through the shirt, all went fine. I got one question about the padded hand and I just told the truth.
I got the job.

There was a story about this (russian?) guy who was on his way to an interview, got shot in the stomach, and still made it to the interview on time (the interviewer insisted he go to the hospital instead).

THAT's dedication. Maybe you should shoot yourself.

If I were the employer I'd be torn between praising his dedication and condemning his idiocy. What good is a job if you're going to risk your life?

In mother russia interview shoots YOU

i lol'd. also:



YES. AWESOMENINJA IS :awesome:.

Limp. Crutches are for the weak.

Ignore this fool, limping is for the weak. Sprint.

Yea I would go. Esp with the crutches (make a more memorable impression):ninja:

It will definitely make you stand out.. Just be careful not to come across as weak or needy. Maybe make an offhand comment about it, ie: as you go into the office "Do you mind if I set these crutches against the wall here? I sprained my ankle the other day." He'll likely reply with a question regarding how serious it is, or how long you'll be on crutches to which you then downplay, ie: "Oh its no big deal. Should be healed up in a week or so."

Other than that, try not to even mention the injury or crutches. Especially do not use them as an excuse ie: "I would have spent more time on my resume, but this sprain took all my attention." You want him to be impressed with what you have accomplished in spite of the injury (or in general) not to feel like you the sort who makes excuses and won't get the job done.

Some good advice right there ^

Then whack him outside the head with a crutch, screaming "Who's the b****, now!?"

What you suggest he NOT say is terrible and false, but what you suggest that he SAY is also false. You don't need to PLAN an "offhand comment" about it... you can just say FYI bro I ****ed up my ****, or you can wait til he asks, mention it at the end, etc. You don't have to be sly, this isn't that kind of situation.

IMO IMO IMO

im sure saying bro i ****ed up my **** will get him that job though.

my bad, i didn't really mean bro i ****ed up my ****, i meant you mother****ing ****sucker, if you don't ****ing have pity on my goddamn pitiable *** because I ****ed up my ****, I'll **** a ****ing brick on your ***

yeah that works

That's ridiculous. What if they just have a chronic condition that makes them limp?

Any decent person wouldn't make a judgment based on physical appearance of others, especially a medical condition. Employers know that kind of thing is a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Why don't you just stop being injured?

Amazingly, if you just walked normally on it, instead of limping, it would probably hurt less.

Now if only that applied to general health insurance.

If only that applied to ANYTHING. Maybe in a perfect world, employers wouldn't judge based on physical appearance, but in the real world, I guarantee they are doing exactly that, though it's probably subconcious.

You should do it and then it would be just like that episode of Seinfeld where George's boss gives him a scooter and a handicap bathroom.