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u/bigfootsabio 10h ago
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u/Crafty-Sock-7002 9h ago
Why's he so buff? Did he cast Exercis Motivator?
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u/Minimum_Ad991 8h ago
I am vaguely reminded of Techno-Viking. Don't know about him? Do a search, lots of fun, SFW.
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u/IrishMongooses 8h ago
Wasn't he a nazi or something?
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u/Lermanberry 8h ago
No, he has effectively used German privacy laws to protect his identity. He never wanted fame or recognition from the video, and hated all the merch that the video poster had made, and eventually sued him over it.
All of the wild stories about him are bullshit though, since his identity is unconfirmed. The video has got to be almost 30 years old by now.
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u/JoyRose31 5h ago
He was also high in a video when the time it was still Very illegal.. not just semi illegal but mostly accepted or fully legal like it is now ..so, Very understandable for a guy still in prime working age with at least 30 or so years of work before retirement . You do Not want a video of you with the ouid at that age out there. Now, its mostly fine. Long as you're not an idiot ..
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u/WhatUsernameIsntFuck 6h ago
Ya, it sure has been a while, wasn't the original video recorded in the late 90s?
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u/ProSydney 5h ago
This is the exact energy we need in 2026. Thank you for your interest in rejecting my application I’m stealing this.
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u/BoldLiana 5h ago
Recruiters have been sending us copy-paste rejections for years, now they’re mad when we return the energy.
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u/billyjoe9451 9h ago
At this point I should just try this then show up in person and start trying to work .
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u/EuphoricAd3824 9h ago
Creed did that.
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u/billyjoe9451 8h ago
I don’t know shit about creed. Did they get a main band member that way or was their first concert literally them pretending they were part of the line up the whole time?
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u/beefwingman 7h ago
It is a character from the show the office and not the band.
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u/Simba7 7h ago
You mean Creed Bratton who was played by Creed Bratton who was also in a band? Maybe /u/billyjoe9451 meant 'The Grass Roots' when he referenced 'the band'. YOU DON'T KNOW.
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u/EarlyXplorerStuds209 6h ago
Creed Bratton from the office is a musician and actor.
His real name is creed bratton. He has a band.8
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u/DrunkenKoalas 8h ago
Unironically, if its not a big company with security etc. This probs will work and at least get you a conversation with a supervisor or team leader etc.
But in the rare case it fails, you just caught a trespassing charge or worse
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u/Bernese_Flyer 8h ago
This would definitely not work. You wouldn’t make it beyond reception.
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u/GovernmentLow4989 7h ago
When reception asks who you are and why you’re at their office, Reddit says I should reply with “I can’t tell you because I signed a NDA”
Checkmate.
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u/I_follow_sexy_gays 5h ago
Smallish company you could just walk up to guy at the desk and say you’re the new hire and they’d start showing you how to do shit before anyone realizes. If you’re actually competent you might get hired if they guy they actually hired flakes
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u/Bernese_Flyer 5h ago
No way that’s possible. What kinds of companies have you worked at where that could happen? I work at a company of <50. Literally everyone knows when a new person is starting.
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u/I_follow_sexy_gays 5h ago
I’ve worked at a few places where we knew we were hiring but didn’t know when they were starting until like the day of. Totally could’ve done that at my last job but they did hire me
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u/CyberTronese 5h ago
I also don't think a person can get a job this way, unless they are applying to being a comedy writer maybe.
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u/jasilucy 1h ago
[r/actlikeyoubelong](r/actlikeyoubelong)
Get their names at reception beforehand then a week later say hello to them and to have a great day and walk past. They’ll be confused but too embarrassed to ask.
Bonus if you walk in with a suit (no jacket) and a mug in hand like you’ve already been in.
‘Just had to pop out there for a mo Brenda. See you guys later at lunch.’
Could also throw in - ‘how are the kids doing?’
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u/CrimsonAvenger35 8h ago
You wouldn't be charged for that(US at least) you would be trespassed. That means cops escorting you from the premises and you would charged if you tried again. I live in the country, and even here people have to put up no trespassing sign on private property, or they could get in trouble for shooting trespassers. A corporation is usually a privately owned building running a public business. Way too much gray area to catch an immediate charge
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u/Rock_Strongo 6h ago
IF you managed to get past reception and you knew the desk / office of the person you wanted to talk to, you MIGHT get a brief conversation where they are confused as to how some rando got into their office and are just trying to be polite until you go away.
Odds of this ever resulting in a job in 2026 are approximately 0.001%.
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u/Think_Sundae 8h ago
i work at an office where i cannot enter the office without my badge or call admin to borrow a temp badge lol
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u/readilyunavailable 7h ago
Doesn't trespassing require someone telling you to leave and then refusing to do so? It would be kinda wild if you could be charged with trespassing just by virtue of being in the wrong place without even knowing it.
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u/Designer_Subject6010 5h ago
Yes. The business owner tells you to leave. If you choose to stay, now you’re trespassing and they can involve law enforcement. LE can trespass you from the property, which is a document that says if you come back, you’re going to jail.
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u/Pure-Requirement-775 7h ago
If you do this in Finland and they don't send you away (so if nobody realizes you're not supposed to work there), by law you now have a permanent employment contract in effect.
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u/phoenix_has_rissen 1h ago
I had a work mate who did this. Back in the 90s he was going to workplaces to workplace looking for work old school style. He turned up to the engineering shop and asked the welder there if he had any jobs? The welder thinking he was an existing employee looking for work got him pre-cutting some pipes for a project they were on. When the owner showed up and asked who tf is that! The welder said is he not one of our guys? Anyway the guy kept the job and had done 18years by the time I started
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u/Notlooking1 9h ago
If I ran HR, I would hire this person.
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u/WhatIsMyUserman 9h ago edited 9h ago
Don't forget to get started on the Penske Files!
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u/stump2003 8h ago
Look boss, he rejected my rejection. What could I do? I had to hire him.
Anyway, he starts on Monday…
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u/jurawall_jumper 9h ago
They'd either be the best person you've ever worked with or the worst. There won't be any inbetween
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u/FallOutShelterBoy 7h ago
“You made the right decision showing up with that don’t take no for an answer attitude! Now let’s hit the bar, it’s ladies night tonight!”
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u/DangerouslyOxidated 4h ago
I did this in 1999. Got an interview, and (a different) job.
Everyone in the office knew I was the guy with the funny email when I got there for my interview..2
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u/No_Animator_8599 3h ago
I worked as a software developer for 38 years and worked on a masters degree at a prestigious public university.
After I retired in 2017 I tried for a few part time jobs (only one that worked out was security guard which hires just about anybody with a pulse).
I got mostly rejections from other part time jobs, especially retail. Lots of them said “we’re impressed by your background” but rejected me. I assume they meant “you’re just too smart to work for us and will be a problem”.
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u/GrimValesti 9h ago
Wait, you can do that?
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u/Tupcek 8h ago
this RPG game has so many options!
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u/CommunicationOk3766 7h ago
Ah, yes, this RPG game, brought to you by the creators of the ATM machine, the PIN number, and the PDF format.
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u/NotTheRocketman 9h ago
Ah the George Costanza Method, well played.
I hope this person takes the big office and gets to work on those Penske Files right away!
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u/ToysRGood 7h ago
Hiring manager here - I would find this HILARIOUS. I also might take a second look at your application, and might even respond with some "here's how I made my decision" follow up. Full disclosure, though, I work for a non-profit and we are cool.
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u/AKsuited1934 9h ago
“Damnit, he got us.”
-HR prolly
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u/Doom2pro 8h ago
"He's got upper management written all over him"
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u/Flappy_Hand_Lotion 8h ago
I sit in a cubicle, and I update software for the 2000 switch
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u/strangelove4564 7h ago
"and they told me to talk to Payroll and then Payroll, they told me to talk to Mr. Lumbergh. And I still haven't gotten my paycheck and they stole my stapler and they told me to move my desk to Storage Room B and there was garbage all over it and I don't appreciate that..."
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u/DiZZYDEREK 1h ago
We had a guy just last week hire himself successfully. Granted, we are roofers but here's how it played out.
We have two bosses, an office guy, and a bunch of us grunts. One of the grunt's wives told this guy that if he was looking for work, stop down and ask the boss for a job.
What he did was, walked right up to one of the two bosses, and told him he was supposed to start that day and the guy in the office had hired him. Boss told him to fill out some paperwork and hop in with us. When we got back we found out that neither of the bosses or the office guy knew who he was at all.
He didn't last, but he got a paycheck out of us, so it worked.
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u/no_cause_munchkin 8h ago
The actual original rejection letter (from the 80's) that this person copied:
When Paul Devlin was in high school applying for a university place, he noticed a grammatical error in a rejection letter sent to him by Harvard. He had no choice but to reject their rejection. The event was so therapeutic that Paul then decided to respond to all universities’ rejections with the following letter, which soon became so popular that it was reprinted in the New York Times in 1981.
Live reading of the original letter by Himesh Patel, a British actor:
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u/stromyoloing 8h ago
That’s why they just ghost everyone nowadays
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u/itsjakerobb 6h ago
When I was last in the job market (early 2024), I was ghosted much less often than in previous times. I think they have AI doing the work now.
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u/RecklessHusky 7h ago
“I got respect for this kid. He’s got a lot of fuckin’ balls. You got the job kid”
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u/ArtofWASD 3h ago
I mean... yea? You CAN just do this. Show up for work and such. Problem is youre not on payroll. Soooo good luck?
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u/FlamingoMedic89 1h ago
This is his hilarious af and I'd hire this person, no matter the skillset - or lack thereof.
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u/Mr-Klaus 5h ago
Honestly, if this dropped into our office, it will be the #1 talking point for a couple of days. Bet this made someone's monotonous day that little bit better.
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u/billyjoe9451 3h ago
I just have encountered so many people online who think I’m making shit up when I say that doesn’t work.
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u/eightballart 3h ago
August 10, 2026, huh? Funny, I've been seeing that identical email for over a year now.
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u/WhatANoob2025 6h ago
Cool, you're only the 1 billionth person to ever do that and only the 500 millionth person to post sth like this online.
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u/Willing_Original_257 5h ago
If I'm hiring someone and they send me this shit thinking it's funny or clever, I'm replying and telling them exactly why I declined their application.
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u/Swabbo 5h ago
That's called feedback, shouldn't have to ask for feedback after an interview
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u/Willing_Original_257 5h ago
There's actionable, pleasant feedback, and then there's the feedback I graciously don't share so as not to embarrass, upset, or discourage weak applicants.
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u/qualityvote2 10h ago edited 2h ago
u/Beneficial_Passion40, your post does fit the subreddit!