Rejection Emails Should Be Written Like Error Messages

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Post by lifefeed » Mon, Jun 29, 2026, 3:01 PM UTC

Rejection Emails Should Be Written Like Error Messages
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Re: Rejection Emails Should Be Written Like Error Messages

#2

Post by effnorwood » Mon, Jun 29, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC

totally! 404 your job.

Re: Rejection Emails Should Be Written Like Error Messages

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Post by tamimio » Mon, Jun 29, 2026, 11:58 PM UTC

effnorwood wrote: post #2

totally! 404 your job.

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

Re: Rejection Emails Should Be Written Like Error Messages

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Post by t0mpr1c3 » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 2:18 PM UTC

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.

Re: Rejection Emails Should Be Written Like Error Messages

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Post by lifefeed » Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC

tamimio wrote: post #3

effnorwood wrote: post #2

totally! 404 your job.

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

Time to create a draft IETF standard.