# Poll: Does I have a Dr's appointment mean I have a job interview? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 14, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-does-i-have-a-drs-appointment-mean-i-have-a-job-interview/449288 "2008-05-14T15:19:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![zagloba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/977dab/32.png) [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-does-i-have-a-drs-appointment-mean-i-have-a-job-interview/449288/21 "2008-05-15T10:56:38Z")
[QUOTE=Hockey Monkey] I’ve always worked where casual dress was the norm and dressing for an interview drew attention. For guys it may be as easy as donning a jacket, but if I show up to my current job in nice clothes, questions get asked. [/QUOTE] Me too, but I always made a habit of randomly but frequently dressing up for work. I’d either refuse to say why or claim I was going to the symphony or something. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-does-i-have-a-drs-appointment-mean-i-have-a-job-interview/449288/22 "2008-05-15T13:06:29Z")
At one job, I was running late and bumped into a coworker on the subway. She was wearing a suit, which was uncharacteristic and nervously told me she was on her way to meet her mom. I’m like “ok, whatever.” A few weeks later she left the company. [QUOTE=Eureka] So really, some skepticism may be appropriate, but I’m not sure that there is a good way to address the issue. [/QUOTE] That’s the beauty of it. My last job, I didn’t really need excuses. We were in and out of the office in suits all the time anyway and no one really kept tabs, so I just left and went on an interview whenever I felt like it. ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-does-i-have-a-drs-appointment-mean-i-have-a-job-interview/449288/23 "2008-05-15T14:01:20Z")
I guess I should be glad that if I had a job interview, I’d be able tell my boss that I had a job interview… and that would be that. It would burn a vacation day, but no one here really cares if somebody has a job interview and even the bosses wish the interviewee good luck. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-does-i-have-a-drs-appointment-mean-i-have-a-job-interview/449288/24 "2008-05-15T14:48:51Z")
I have so many freaking doctor’s appointments that I have to say, no, it doesn’t automatically mean a job interview. But of course, it _can_. ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-does-i-have-a-drs-appointment-mean-i-have-a-job-interview/449288/25 "2008-05-15T15:02:34Z")
I prefer to take a half day or full day off for an interview so I claim that I need to take that time off to look after my daughter. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-does-i-have-a-drs-appointment-mean-i-have-a-job-interview/449288/26 "2008-05-15T15:06:25Z")
[QUOTE=Coil] Wont you risk running out of relatives soon? [/QUOTE] I just say I have a funeral to go to this morning or this afternoon. If they ask who, I just say a family friend. Why would it have to be a relative? ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-does-i-have-a-drs-appointment-mean-i-have-a-job-interview/449288/27 "2008-05-15T15:31:33Z")
[QUOTE=Hockey Monkey] I just say I have a funeral to go to this morning or this afternoon. If they ask who, I just say a family friend. Why would it have to be a relative? [/QUOTE] I think the point is that if you are actively searching for work and are fortunate enough to score a number of interviews, it can start to look like some dread plague is moving through your circle of family and friends. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-does-i-have-a-drs-appointment-mean-i-have-a-job-interview/449288/28 "2008-05-15T16:11:55Z")
[QUOTE=Jodi] I think the point is that if you are actively searching for work and are fortunate enough to score a number of interviews, it can start to look like some dread plague is moving through your circle of family and friends. [/QUOTE] Oh, yes, well in that case, I’d have to come up with a different excuse, or schedule interviews during time off. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-does-i-have-a-drs-appointment-mean-i-have-a-job-interview/449288/29 "2008-05-15T17:23:15Z")
Sillies. “Jury Duty” means “job interview”. “Doctor’s Appointment” means “hungover”. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-does-i-have-a-drs-appointment-mean-i-have-a-job-interview/449288/30 "2008-05-15T23:54:58Z")
At my age, doctor’s appointment means doctor’s appointment. And I’ve had a lot of them lately. The receptionist at our very large medical center knows me by sight. That’s bad. When I interviewed for my current job I took the afternoon off. Luckily, dress around Silicon Valley is not an issue - I’d never dress up for an interview any more. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-does-i-have-a-drs-appointment-mean-i-have-a-job-interview/449288/31 "2008-05-16T01:28:55Z")
When I say “doctor’s appointment”, that’s what I mean. Both me and my wife are facing a ton of medical issues at the moment, unfortunately. This month I expect I’ll be at the doctors six times. Ed [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-does-i-have-a-drs-appointment-mean-i-have-a-job-interview/449288.md?page=1)