Work: Today, I received a rejection letter from a company I interviewed...

By blargggggg - 10/11/2009 06:20 - United States

Today, I received a rejection letter from a company I interviewed with three weeks ago. They didn't mention giving my $200 portfolio back. Guess I'll keep using my 4-year degree to wait tables. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/09/2011 05:53 - United States

Today, I received a rejection letter from a college that I'd applied to 6 years ago. FML

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Today, I was excited to receive a rejection letter, because this was the first company to even acknowledge that I sent them a resume. FML

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Today, I received my fourth rejection email from McDonald's after applying for one position with them a few weeks ago. FML

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By OutOfWork.OutOfTime - 28/10/2015 01:34 - United States - Cookeville

Today, I had my first job interview since graduating from university. The person who interviewed me informed me that not using my degree after two years practically makes it null and void. I guess instead of being a financial advisor at the company, I could always be a janitor there. FML

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By LittleMissRejected - 21/07/2017 14:27

Today, I learned that, even after several interviews and congratulations for getting the job, you still might not get the job. I just received an email stating that my accepted offer is now rejected. I already treated my close friends to an expensive dinner to celebrate. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/10/2013 17:59 - United States - Wallingford

Today, while despairing over having been rejected for my dream job, I received an email asking me to come back in for another interview. Then they called me to say they accidentally sent the email to all the applicants, and that they definitely aren't interested. FML

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By PiMan - 19/01/2010 19:20 - United States

Today, after spending four days having my resume, cover letter, and references proofread and perfected by professionals, I finally submitted it all to the summer internship of my dreams. I received a rejection letter ten minutes later. FML

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By ai_lauren - 19/12/2014 04:04 - United States - Bayonne

Today, I got 3 different rejection letters mailed to me from the same college. FML

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By AgentKoos_99 - 11/10/2016 07:52 - South Africa - Johannesburg

Today, after waiting 3 months to see if I got the job I had applied for, I was told that they never received my application. Turns out that the email address that they told me to send it to was not being checked anymore and that they would be happy to consider me for the following year. FML

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By BlueyedKat - 27/02/2016 06:03 - United States - Huntsville

Today, I found out that the money I spent on a very specific degree was wasted, because apparently, I don't qualify for a job at the place that told me I had to have that degree. FML

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Sage1314 4

Tuesday 10 November 2009 12:10

So get it back? Depending on what you do, your portfolio is your life and they can't keep it..silly person

TJStarzZ 8

Tuesday 10 November 2009 12:24

For a person with a 4-year degree, you don't seem very bright. If a portfolio is $200, make copies of it, that explains itself, and I'm only 17 telling YOU this.

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ozymandias_fml 0

Tuesday 10 November 2009 21:20

Um... so? They are not required to give *anything* back you sent them.

Dalarsco 0

Wednesday 11 November 2009 11:09

Just because there is no shame on restaurant work doesn't mean that the OP has to be proud of it. Plenty of educated people say "**** it, my degree is boring and I love this business so I'll stick with it". The OP, on the other hand, really wants to work in his field and isn't happy in his current job.

ashleylauran2211 0

Wednesday 11 November 2009 18:33

stop complaining... there are people out there with higher degrees than you, and they can't even get a job waiting tables!

bikeduster 0

Thursday 12 November 2009 9:30

well all I can say to that is. go to some other place around your city to find a job, hell being a waitress for a little while is better than nothing. Atleast your getting interviews, think about it, you have people busting their asses for their entire lives and they can't get a decient job.

allplayedout 20

Tuesday 30 March 2010 20:41

Whatever, I have two degrees and I wait tables for a living (in addition to continuing education). Yea it can suck, but it annoys the shit out of me when people complain in the same way you are, acting like they are too good or too smart to work in restaurants. Keep looking for that job, sorry about your portfolio, but in the meantime...suck it up.

sam10w 0

Tuesday 1 November 2011 5:27

Ya you can go back and get it, if they went through the trouble to write a rejection letter than they probably arnt hiring right now, and yes the economy is bad were all gonna have to tough it out. But if your desperate for a job, move to Canada, there's a "help wanted" sign every 3 store