LONDON — Here's a tip: If you're heading to a job interview, try not to barge into people and tell them to go fuck themselves on the way there - because they might end up being your interviewer.

That exact scenario happened to one hapless candidate in London this week.

The man was travelling on the London Underground Monday when a fellow passenger blocked his way. He responded in the traditional London manner, with a push, a shove and some of the expletive-laden compliments so familiar with dwellers in the capital.

Perhaps he was stressed; he had an interview lined up for the role of Python Developer at Forward Partners for later that day.

What he didn't realise was that his victim was Matt Buckland, Head of Talent and Recruiting at Forward Partners, who had one task for the afternoon: fill the role of Python Developer.

Awkward.

Karma - the guy who pushed past me on the tube and then suggested I go F myself just arrived for his interview...with me... — Matt Buckland (@ElSatanico) February 16, 2015

The job asks several things of potential candidates. "You are passionate about open-source and have a keen interest in current and future trends" it says and, "you enjoy working in small multi-functional teams at pace."

There's no mention of whether or not you work well in compact train carriages with strangers, but the man didn't get the job. The pair did clear the air during the interview, though.

"It was totally awkward," Buckland told the BBC. "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 apologising".

Buckland has been inundated with similar horror stories since his tweet.

@ElSatanico @FinWycherley Better still, a guy I know was waiting outside interview room; previous interviewee came out and it was his boss! — Deirdre (@deirdrenotes) February 19, 2015

@ElSatanico Similar story in reverse - My dad bumped into a man's car on way to interview. Stopped, left details. Was interviewer. Got job! — Gordon Dent (@GordyMD) February 19, 2015

@ElSatanico @KatieMillman I've actually experince that. Row on a car park with women. Then walked into interview ... # awkward — BishMeister (@Bish147) February 18, 2015

@ElSatanico @Julie_at_Spring love it! A while ago a fella in a BMW "road raged" me on my way to work - any yes I was interviewing him too — Ella Young (@banburycrossnan) February 18, 2015

@ElSatanico @JuliaRampenMM I was once knocked off bike by van driver. Police prosecuted. He lost job & home. Then needed rehousing - by me. — Lucy Ferman (@LucyFerman) February 18, 2015

@ElSatanico @SallyShorthose this happened to me - interviewee cut in & took my parking space before telling me to "chill the fuck out" oops — Matthew Harding (@MatthewFHarding) February 18, 2015

The job is still available.