This is why you don't curse at people on the train

You know what they say about karma: A London man who was cursed at by a rude train passenger ended up interviewing him for a job that same day.

Matt Buckland, head of talent and recruiting at Forward Partners, told BBC Trending he was headed to work on Monday when he "stood to one side to let a lady get by, and ended up blocking a man momentarily. He shoved past me, almost knocking me over, and shouted." Imagine Buckland's surprise when at the end of the day, the man who had told him to go f—k himself earlier came strolling in for a job interview.

Before they started to talk, Buckland sent out a Tweet about the coincidence, which ended up being retweeted more than 16,000 times. When it came time to start the interview, "It was totally awkward," he said. "So I approached it by asking him if he'd had a good commute that morning. We laughed it off and in a very British way I somehow ended up apologizing." The guy didn't wind up getting the position — Buckland said it wasn't due to his lack of manners, he just wasn't right for the role — and Buckland has received some backlash for posting about the rude dude on Twitter. "I don't think it's public shaming as he hasn't been named," he said. "I've been in contact with him and he's fine about it. Although, understandably, he doesn't want to do any interviews."

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