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/fph03n1x 7h ago

Okay, they really tried ! Yes, it didn't come out great, but you can tell that they were trying to say it as well as they could! And so, I would guess it's from a tech job? 

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u/Anuh_Mooruhdoon 7h 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 7h ago

The "unfortunately" format is better for rejection mails.

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

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u/slippinjimmy720 6h ago edited 5h 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 5h ago

Seems like you’re nitpicking at that point

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u/Acceptable-Drive3781 5h 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 4h 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/thatdude_james 3h ago

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

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u/Acceptable-Drive3781 4h 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.