He Asked for Brutal Feedback After a Disastrous Job Interview—Then Lost His Mind When She Actually Gave It

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Constructive criticism isn’t for everyone…
Sure, we like to think that we have thick skin, but it can sting when someone you’re close to points out your flaws and gives you a heads-up about something that you could’ve done better.
In today’s story, a woman explained why her husband got pretty upset with her after she told him that she thought he didn’t handle a job interview very well…
Ouch!
Take a look at what she had to say about this.
AITA for being honest with my husband?
“My husband does freelance graphic design.
He recently had someone contact him for a possible job and it didn’t go well. I guess she asked him about his background and other organizations he worked for.
He gave her his work history and then he asked if the organization was very particular about their layout of graphic design and things like pamphlets and stuff like that.
She said yes that they were very particular and this woman had had been working for them for a very long time. It is for an organization that has to do with women.
Hmmm…
He then asked her if there was any room for creativity.
She said no, and then I guess that was kind of the end of the conversation.
He then asked me if I thought that him asking that question was the wrong thing to do.
I said yes because I feel like organizations if they have a long history will have a certain template.
Uh oh…now they’re upset with each other…
That made him very upset and we kind of got into a bit of an argument about it.
So was I in the wrong?
Should I have said nothing or should I have just agreed with him?
AITA?”
Check out how readers reacted on Reddit.
This person had a lot to say.

Another reader said she’s NTA.

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Another Reddit user weighed in.

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And this reader spoke up.

Well, hopefully this guy learned a bit of a lesson from this whole experience…
But, who are we kidding, there’s a good probability that he didn’t!
Well, at least she tried…
Sometimes, it’s best to keep your mouth shut until AFTER you get the job.
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