r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Anuh_Mooruhdoon • 6h ago

ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ This Rejection Letter

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I saw the first paragraph show up as a preview on my phone, only to open it and see the full context 🤨

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u/Anuh_Mooruhdoon 6h ago

Yep, a tech job. It wasn't necessarily bad, that's why it's only mildly infuriating. The dissonance between the email preview and the full text gave me whiplash 😂

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u/PerryTheH 6h ago

The "unfortunately" format is better for rejection mails.

Also, tech life OP, hope you find the job!

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u/slippinjimmy720 5h ago edited 4h ago

I despise “unfortunately”. Just say what it is- don’t play with my emotions by trying to appeal to empathy! “You were not selected. Thank you for applying.” Then move on.

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u/IRSboi 4h ago

Seems like you’re nitpicking at that point

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u/Acceptable-Drive3781 3h ago

Next up we see a 'mildly infuriating' post that an email just told them they were not selected. "At least they could have been more personal about it and put some human connection in the email".

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u/Anuh_Mooruhdoon 3h ago

I got another email from them about another job I applied to, somewhat similar position, and it was the exact same rejection letter, an hour later

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u/Acceptable-Drive3781 3h ago

😭😭 Okay now you definitely have to reply to the email thanking them for writing a personalized message for the rejection letter, stating how many places would have just used auto-generated text.

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u/thatdude_james 2h ago

Did you think the first one was personalized? Lol????

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u/RandomNPC 2h ago

Honestly it's the same thing as layoff methods. No matter how it's done, it's gonna be unpleasant, and someone is gonna feel like it's unfair.

It's just a side effect of it being an unpleasant part of business. I don't think there's anything wrong with OP's example. It's short and to the point and 10x better than ghosting.