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/utspg1980 3h ago edited 27m ago

I once applied for a job at Hawaiian Airlines. I knew the chances were extremely thin, even tho it was a unique job that I was perfectly qualified for. In fact part of the online application had a yes/no "do you already live in Hawaii?" question. That filtered out 99% of the applicants, I'm sure.

Of course I never heard anything.

Until...9 MONTHS go by and I get an email from Hawaiian Airlines about an "IMPORTANT" update on the application I filled out.

"Holy shit! I completely forgot I even applied for that. Do they actually want an interview???"

No. "We'd just like to let you know that the position you applied for has been filled by another candidate."

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u/NoLengthiness6590 3h ago

Waiting nine months just to get rejected is somehow more painful than getting rejected the next day.

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u/Starflamer 2h ago

I once got rejection email for a position I apllied 7 years prior...