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by dog_boxer72 888 days ago
You are owed a rejection letter but we shouldn’t shame companies for sending them, who cares what platitudes they give you, all that matters is you didn’t get the job and they are doing the courtesy of telling you. You would be surprised how many companies in other industries don’t even bother, they just leave you hanging
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The companies that told me I was a rejected applicant via email, I was disappointed for a short while, but moved on. The companies that left me hanging and never said a thing, I still hold a grudge.

My respect to the companies that care enough to offer us that swift closure.

And then there are the companies that leave up job postings from 6+ years ago...
> all that matters is you didn’t get the job

For many people, what matters is to get a job

> who cares what platitudes they give you

The person who can't use them to improve