‘He’s below average and didn’t deserve it’: College Applicant Gets Rejected From Cornell With 4.6 GPA, Sparks Debate About Entitled Students

Every so often, I wish I could go back to being younger. It would be nice to approach certain situations with the value of hindsight. At the same time, one thing I am 1000% good at never, ever experiencing again is the crushing pressure of academia. All those exams and all that cramming just to …
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Cruel Woman Gets Slammed For Dumping Date With Brutal Text

No matter how brief the relationship, ending things is hard. I’ve never been very good at breakups, and I think there are a lot of people out there who feel similarly about themselves. While ghosting has a bad reputation, I honestly think I’d prefer it in most situations where the connection didn’t last that long.  …
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25+ Hilariously Odd Reasons Why Job Applicants Were Rejected

Have you ever had a job door slammed in your face for a reason so outlandish it left you questioning if hiring managers were consulting a Magic 8-Ball? Well, welcome to the club. Over on Reddit’s r/antiwork subreddit, job seekers have been exchanging stories of rejections that are exceptionally absurd. In this treasure trove of …
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People Discuss How to Take Awkward Dating Rejection in Stride

Asking someone out takes the courage of a lion, and oftentimes, despite said courage, you get rejected. Approaching someone in real life is absolutely nerve-wracking…. You brace yourself for the worst. Either you get the, ‘I’m not interested’ line, which hurts way more than if they’d lie and say they were married. But hey, we …
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Job Applicant Slams Patronizing Cover Letter Rejection on Twitter

Most of us are no stranger to the wonderful world of rejection when it comes to looking for a new job. However, it is truly baffling how companies seem to find new and even worse ways to serve us this humiliation with every passing day. For the right role, some of us may jump at …
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Job Applicant Slams Patronizing Cover Letter Rejection

Most of us are no stranger to the wonderful world of rejection when it comes to looking for a new job. However, it is truly baffling how companies seem to find new and even worse ways to serve us this humiliation with every passing day. For the right role, some of us may jump at …
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Amusing Job Rejection Highlights Everything Wrong With Common Hiring Practices

Every single part of looking for a new job sucks, big time. Writing cover letters and enduring painfully awkward interviews (sometimes five of them) is awful. But what is possibly the worst part about the ordeal is all the rejection. Whether it is your dream role or just something easy and flexible to pay the …
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Job Applicant Does Dramatic Reading of Patronizing Rejection Email

For anyone without friends in high places (i.e. most of us), job applications are a necessary evil if we want to find some kind of employment. However, the process of doing them is rarely an enjoyable one. There’s nothing like constantly reorganizing a list your so-called employable skills to fit the miniscule differences of 30 …
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Funny Job Rejection Highlights All The Things Wrong With Common Hiring Practices

Every single part of looking for a job sucks, big time, but possibly the worst part about it is rejection. Whether it’s your dream role or just something to pay the bills, being told you’re not good enough is an extreme blow to your self-esteem. It’s even worse if you went through a nightmarish interview …
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Woman Gets Passed Up For Job Because Of Her Voicemail

When you’re job hunting, the number one most important thing to be mindful of is professionalism. At least, it is for those of us actually scrolling through Indeed every day and slowly getting your soul chipped away bit by bit, not the people who can call in favors from their friends in high places. Attitude …
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