I applied for a job. Knowing that I do not look good and that I have a lisp, I aimed for a not so well paid editor/redactor position for an online portal. I hoped that it does not matter that I still have some speech problems and do not look pleasantly, when its job where I only write from behind of the screen. How horribly wrong I was.
The company called me on friday evening, telling me that last date for an interview is monday morning. I had a lot of things to do (doc, my insurance stuff,some papers at different offices...), so I asked them if there is not another date possible. At that moment, they clearly must know that I talk somehow weirdly, but they still insisted they would like to meet. I spent rest of the day rearanging stuff and planning a 3 hour travel on monday morning.
I slept 3 hours, took the buses (3 busses, 3 hours of traveling, cost quite a lot if you are unemployed). Called them in the morning once again, because the HR woman forgot to send me instructions. They again told me they are looking forward to meeting me and blah, blah, blah.
I came on time, sat and was waiting for her. She came late. She gave me a weird look, but I thought it was just my impression. She led me to her colleague for interview. As I started talking, they exchanged a "meaningful" look, but stayed polite... the really artificial polite. I came there, gave them a good CV, showed them at least 4 printed articles and stories to prove that I can write and am an published author (honestly, my praxis is above this kind of job, but I wanted it, because it would be easy job for me), even brought a finished piece in english to prove that I can help out as a translator with 2 foreign languages.
The interview lasted 15 minutes. They explained the position to me, I told them that I did something similar in my past job as part of my job... and they did not ask even only one more thing. Just nothing. Nothing about my past work, nothing about what else I can do... just nothing. Asked me if I want to ask something, so I gave them few work related questions and when it got to pay question, I told them that I value a good job over big money and would really want this job, because I love working with written texts.
I felt a lot of antipathy and sort of mocking in the way they talked to me. Polite, but anyway. At the end, they emphatized, that they have some other candidates as well. As I was leaving, I was sure they do not even think about hiring me.
Got a rejection letter today - short, blunt. Just a no, not even a reason why no as some other companies do.
Now, I know looks do matter, but why do I have to look like a model to get a job where I hide behind the computer screen and do not speak almost to anyone?! Honestly, I am really really hurt and totally discouraged from applying for any other job before my surgeries are over.
Sorry for ranting, I really needed to get it out of myself.
And no, I can not sue them or do anything against them. If I tried, they would say they just did not hire me because they found somebody more competent.
PS: Excuse the mistakes please, I am not in a mood to check it properly
And just in case you knew about anybody who needs an internet based employee - writer, forums admin/moderator, editor, even data entry type of jobs would do... please, let me know. I am starting to be desperate. 
) as a press announcement editor and writer. They do not want me to come immediately, but asked me to write a sample press announcement for them as a test of my skills. 
especially if talking is hard for a while.
) and I give some people the impression that I might be retarted.