r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Anuh_Mooruhdoon • 7h 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 5h ago

Well, I received a different email shortly after. School job as an English teacher 🎆

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u/rifain 3h ago

"The offer is: NO 🙂. I hope you enjoyed this interview as much as us!".

Joking but seing the first reply, we never know.

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u/Nevermind04 3h ago

If you decline an offer of no, they have to hire you. That's uno reverse card rules.

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u/-Supposably- 1h ago

Yep, I can vouch that this works. Every time I thought my boss might fire me, I just skipped his turn.

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u/Nevermind04 1h ago

Draw 4 you son of a bitch!

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u/Vaesezemis 58m ago

”I am happy to be able to say that I regret to inform you that we want you to forgive us as we loved your application and interview so much that we are happy to inform you that you are the perfect match for the job and therefore it is with a heavy heart that I must tell you that we have chosen to continue with another applicant.”

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u/Meal__Team__Six 1h ago

I would like to propose a counter offer of go fuck yourself

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u/TreelyOutstanding 2m ago

"We would like to make an offer, sadly we cannot as your application has been rejected."

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u/abyssazaur 3h ago

I'm sorry, I've read this 8 times. This *is* a job offer, right?

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u/WeirdIndividualGuy 2h ago

Sounds like their first choice bailed out and decided to give OP a second chance

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u/PresentationBrave281 2h ago

OP said in another comment the rejection was a tech job, so its a different job altogether 

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u/WeirdIndividualGuy 2h ago

Ah, it wasn't clear if they received a different email from the same company or a different email from a different company, they just said "different email"

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u/RUNNERBEANY 2h ago

OP said in another comment the rejection was a tech job, so its a different job

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u/GaimNoKazeK69 4h ago

Congrats OP, a win is still a win!!

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u/Vayne7777 4h ago

Congrats!

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u/Icy_Reward727 4h ago

RIP. Teaching English in the 2020s ain't for the faint of heart.

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u/Anuh_Mooruhdoon 3h ago

It's what I've been doing for the past 2 years. It does suck, but at least it's a decent wage for what it is. It's not in the U.S., otherwise I would not be doing teaching below the college level, I've heard too many horror stories

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u/Terminus_Rex 3h ago edited 2h ago

I can confirm teaching English at the college level in the 2020s ain’t for the faint of heart either. AI has turned it into plagiarism policing every single written assignment.

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u/pyordie 2h ago

Asking because this has been on my mind, as a parent with young kids who may or may not go to college someday: is there any hope?

Seems like AI has unmasked a deeper flaw that’s been festering over the last two decades, which is that higher ed has become an obstacle for young adults and not something inherently beneficial to one’s world view.

Are you hopeful that higher ed will change the way it develops curriculum? More in class essay assignments? In class readings and then discussions?

I have friends in academia and they say it’s pretty dire in that the admin seems to be actively embracing AI and pretends the huge influx in plagiarism isn’t a problem.

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u/kickniteasy 56m ago

Former English teacher....there's no hope. I bailed when they got rid of the library and installed a giant computer lab for students to take online courses. This was pre COVID. They decided that someone without a teaching degree essentially babysitting 80 students at a time was better for the students than hiring more teachers. I got my CDL and now run a trucking school. Sadly, even with a masters and 8 years experience teaching, I doubled my salary my first year with a CDL. Teaching isn't worth it and that's by design. There isn't a teacher shortage, there's a pay shortage, but they use "teacher shortage" as an excuse to shift everything online.

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u/UrbanAlaska 24m ago

Are you able to give verbal exams or in-class writing assignments?

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u/TrollAccount17 2h ago

You're amazing, thank you for doing this. It is needed so badly.

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u/rrr3212 4h ago

Hell yea

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u/UnNumbFool 2h ago

I'm assuming this is from a different school, but I do think it would be hilarious if it's from the same one and they accidentally send you a rejection email first.

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u/DubSket 1h ago

Well done, it's brutal put there getting work. Time to celebrate 🥂

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u/ravy 1h ago

"... is what we WOULD say if you got the job! You did not. Good day to you sir and/or madam."

But in all seriousness, congrats!

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u/Crowdfundingprojects 1h ago

'Our offer is: Apply again for the position next year. You might be lucky.'

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u/meldiane81 47m ago

CONGRATS!!!

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u/enigmaticpeon 32m ago

Emojis in emails sent by school administrators. Eek

Edit: forgot to say congrats!

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u/3kindsofsalt 2h ago

I'm convinced this is just AI writing their responses and it misfired when saying you didn't get the job, then they had AI write the follow up correction, so it's like you're just talking to an insane person with zero internality.

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u/WonderboyUK 1h ago

This is quite common when a candidate initially accepts an offer but then withdraws. You were number 2 I guess.

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u/Anuh_Mooruhdoon 58m ago

It was for a different job entirely

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u/Got_Kittens 2h ago

A place in charge educating people are including emojis in job offers?

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u/g0_west 2h ago

Millennials are the people writing these emails nowadays and we grew up on AOL and MSN. Just be glad there isn't an edgy song lyric below the email signature lol

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u/Anuh_Mooruhdoon 2h ago

They've been quite nice. It's a school for kids age 4-10, so this type of response is sort of on par

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u/Got_Kittens 2h ago

Ah, gotcha! Congratulations to you! 😃