Laura thought she'd nail her first job interview. But then she turned up a month... early.

Some people are just… early.

They’re waiting at the cafe 10 minutes before you planned to meet up.

They never miss an appointment.

When you come running into the office at 8.59am, all sweaty, they’re sitting at their desks, serenely filing away their emails.

But a woman named Laura MacLean has taken this whole being early thing a step too far.

You see, Laura turned up to a job interview a whole month early.

The management and marketing student explained on Twitter that she had applied for a job at Microsoft and they had set up a Skype interview with her.

On the morning of her interview she woke up early, had a full breakfast, got her hair and makeup done, and did some more research on the company.

Then she sat in front of her computer, nervously waiting for the company to join the call.

Except… they didn’t. 

After about 15 minutes, panic set in and Laura emailed the recruiter.

“I haven’t received a Skype call yet for my interview?” she wrote.” Just wondering it it’s working.”

The company replied and said the interview was scheduled for February 18 at the same time and they looked forward to speaking to her then.

Laura then replied, “It is the 18th of February and it was scheduled for 11am?”

Finally, Microsoft had to reply and explain to Laura that it was actually January 18 and she was a full month early for her interview.

Here’s the full ~ slightly cringe-worthy ~ email exchange:

While Laura was worried she'd blown her chance at the job, the people of Twitter think the opposite is possibly true:

Yeah, she showed some intense dedication to punctuality

— Harkamal Saran (@hark_87) January 19, 2019

You were a month ahead of your deadline, that’s impressive tbh

— Kev (@Kevin_J96) January 18, 2019

I've done it. I turned up at an interview a week early. I was actually offered the job the following week lol.

— Frank W (@frawil66) January 19, 2019

Lol at least they know you’re eager and ahead of the game!!

— Raven Sutton (@raeehhh) January 19, 2019

I once flew from London to New York a month early for a meeting. I only realised when I was resetting the time on my watch as we were on decent into JFK. Trust me. This is not the most embarrassing thing you’ll ever do. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

— Alasdair Allan (@aallan) January 19, 2019

i hired 100s of people at MSFT. i’d have been delighted by your excitement for the interview.

— Ivan Leichtling (@c0wl) January 20, 2019

Interviewer : what is your greatest strength ?

You: I am NEVER NEVER late. I am always early for work.

Interviewers : yes we could see that in your email responses ????????

— Chris (@Sharkfan20) January 19, 2019

Have you ever turned up to a job interview at the wrong time? Tell us about it in the comments below.