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Rejection Emails Should Be Written Like Error Messages

13 points by lifefeed ago | 4 comments

t0mpr1c3 |next [-]

The shit sandwich is typically sent in the dead of night from a no-reply address. It would help my filtering process if HR personnel would standardize the subject line to COMPUTER SAYS NO.

effnorwood |previous [-]

totally! 404 your job.

tamimio |root |parent [-]

Yeah, better have new codes for these: 505, rejection. 707, screening. 909, interviews. 555, offer.

So it goes like this

Subject: status: 505 | position: bla bla

Body: bla bla

lifefeed |root |parent [-]

Time to create a draft IETF standard.