Definition: In this task, you are given a Reddit post as a text. Your task is to generate a title for this text. The title should start with "TIFU by", followed by a situation that caused humor. The title should contain 7-12 words, ideally.
Input: Text: context: in july i graduated from university, i got a first which was cool but it was in history so it's essentially worthless. while i was at university i worked as a chef/cook to pay my way.


a few months ago i went to a job interview for a sales and marketing position, i didn't get the job but the feedback was really positive and the guy claimed he was really close to choosing me but at the last minute he went for someone who speaks a bit slower because a lot of his clients are from china and he feared they wouldn't understand me (could also be my hideous birmingham accent). the guy did however offer me some informal work for his company if and when he had it, back in july i was planning to quit my chef job because the pay was awful and the hours crap so i thought "yeah a bit of marketing or promotional experience could be handy for the old cv".


fast forward to today and the guy calls me up offering me the aforementioned work next week, well back in july i did actually quit my job so i could really use the money. catch is; the guy never actually explained what the work was, it's not a bit of informal marketing or promo work for his company as i had assumed, it's flipping burgers on a stall he is running to promote the company at a local event. this is the only week in the last year that my girlfriend isn't working full-time in labs or busy visiting family and i was only really willing to sacrifice two days of it for a worthy cause like some valuable work experience.


i really don't want to do it, i ask the family for advice and both parents advise me not to do it and even my girlfriend who usually remains very pragmatic about these kind of things (quite an unusual trait in a girlfriend i suspect) is saying "yeah it seems like a waste of time and the guy is only going to pay you minimum wage for two days".


suddenly i see an exit. i had mentioned to the guy that i was in an interview the day before (the truth) and i was sitting hoping for a call back. well the company that i had an interview at were really great, i was really hoping for the job and it was located in a rural village about an hour away in the hills so it all seemed like a viable way to explain to the guy why i couldn't do the two days burger flipping (the guy had always seemed really friendly and i didn't want to drop out for no reason like a dick). so i give the guy a call and deliver my prepared "little white lie", that the company had offered me the job and i start next week so sorry buddy but thank you so much for the opportunity. i had mentioned this to my mum on the phone earlier and being the superstitious type she had warned me against tempting fate, i told her that i didn't like doing it but the best lies are those tinted with a bit of truth and i wanted to give the guy a genuine reason.

"where is the job?" he asks
"in [name of village], they are this awesome little company that produce [cool product]". i say.
"oh yeah you mean [exact name of company]? yeah they are great company, all my family work there, i'm from that village. i'll tell them to keep an eye out for you, all the best".


fucks sake. fat chance of getting that job now.

 

don't tell lies kids.

TIFU by telling a "little white lie" to get out of a job