second place is the first loser.
February 1st, 2011 | author: mari | filed under: dollars and sense, life, public service announcement | 4 comments »so, last friday i followed up with hr chick, as instructed by maryse and anna, and ended up leaving her a voicemail. half an hour later, i get a rejection email that the position had been filled internally four days prior, though at the time of our phone conversation, i was the number one candidate. dang. second place, yet again. why would they promise me a face-to-face meeting then screw me over without a timely explanation? if i hadn’t followed up with them, i’m 98% sure they would’ve left me twittling my thumbs indefinitely, which really bothers me because hr chick knew that my spring semester schedule could potentially be affected by whether or not an offer would be made (i would’ve had to remove or reschedule one class, which i was okay with, and told her as much), so i couldn’t be left in the dark.
this was my response:
1/28/11
Dear ________,
Thank you for your response. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me employment at ______ Studios.
This year, I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually large number of rejection letters. With such a varied and promising field of candidates available, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals.
I certainly appreciate the time, skill and creativity invested in submitting your letter of rejection. Despite your outstanding qualifications and likely having previous experience in rejecting many quality applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet my needs at this time.
Therefore, I will initiate employment with your establishment on Monday of the following week (2/7/11). Please arrange the appropriate details with your Human Resources department and Accounting teams. I look forward to being a part of the ______ Studios staff. See you then!
Best of luck in rejecting future candidates.
Sincerely,
Mari
KIDDING. i sure was tempted to send that, though.
looks like it’s back to the grind for me. hr chick said she’s keeping my name at the top of the list of candidates for upcoming opportunities. that’s sweet of her, but i’m done holding my breath with these people. i’m already red in the face from this last merry-go-round she spun me on.
in other news, i’ve decided to take a break from this blog for a little while. actually, i’m taking a break from socializing on the internet, period. i deleted my facebook, deactivated a couple forum accounts, and twitter’s next. nothing particularly horrible or traumatizing has happened (more like the amalgamation of minor annoyances and incidents that have spiked my anxiety levels), i’m just in a weird limbo state right now and i haven’t been compelled to share much. i think between planning to transfer schools, having shit luck finding a job, pets dying, siblings moving, and everything in between, i just have no energy to intelligently and coherently interact with the e-population the way i would like to. most of all, i don’t want to purge all of my negative thoughts into this blog, have it become a huge bitchfest, and rename it “one maxi pad.”
this isn’t the end, guys and dolls. to quote john q, “it’s not goodbye, it’s see you later.”
xoxoxoxox I love you.
wishing you every good thing. and fast.
Now that you’re officially back amongst internet humans, can I start campaigning for you to revive your blog? :)
this is really late, but thanks guys. :)