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Company slammed for 'rude' response to job application people feel they've 'seen before'

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Published 20:55 17 Jan 2024 GMT

Company slammed for 'rude' response to job application people feel they've 'seen before'

Next time you're sending out rejection letters maybe check what you actually said

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

If you've ever had the misfortune to be searching for a job in the modern employment market, then you've probably seen your own torrent of rejection letters.

By now you can probably rattle one off in your sleep with all the 'thank you for the application', 'lots of promising candidates applied for this role' and 'we wish you all the best in your future' phrases that can be packed in.

Only for one company the rejection letters got so routine that they've been slammed as 'rude' for their response to one unlucky applicant.

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Obviously this egregious rejection letter has ended up on Reddit, where the internet has had a fine time poking fun at it.

Here's a tip for you rejection letter writers, if there's a section where you have to fill in the blanks about a particular applicant, it's useful to actually fill them in instead of leaving the placeholder text behind.

"Thanks for coming to the interview. You'll literally never hear from us again and spend the next few weeks wondering if we'll get in touch."
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Redditor u/someboo posted a picture of a rejection letter which was filled with the usual vacuous platitudes that make you think this is what they send to everyone.

If you had those thoughts, then they were confirmed just a moment later as the rejection letter contained a rather obvious error that showed that this place really wasn't giving the rejection letters their full attention.

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It read: "Our team really enjoyed getting to know you. We really appreciated your [say something personal about the candidate, what did you like about them. Why did we interview them? Do we want to consider them for future roles?]"

Whoops.

The message then continued with the usual guff about staying in touch and potentially applying again in the future.

Maybe just double check your rejection letter before hitting send.
Reddit/u/someboo

Naturally the internet had a few ideas on how to handle this, with the most popular being 'a sassy response'.

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One person suggested a lowkey 'I know you have higher standards than that' message, while another picked up on the 'fill in the blanks' concept and decided to run with it to glorious places.

They joked the Reddit user should reply: "Hi [Hiring Manager],

"Thank you so much for your [insert form or communication] in relation to [insert purpose of communication]. I appreciated your [insert an adjective in relation to how the situation was handled] and will consider [appropriate workplace action] in the future.

"While it is unfortunate that we were not able to click on a professional level I do firmly believe [compliment them], and request to be notified in the future of [purpose of email]

"[Professional Closing],

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"[Name]"


Someone else suggested that the message be sent back to the company with a request to add the compliment back in, as they'd quite like it after being told they weren't getting the job.

A few said it was at least positive that they got any sort of response back at all, as it can be pretty soul crushing to keep putting your applications out there and get back absolutely nothing by way of response.

Featured Image Credit: Reddit/u/Someboo/Getty Stock Images

Topics: Weird, Reddit

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

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