Job hunting is a taxing thing and more often than not when you are not able to dig in, it can also be demoralising as well as disheartening. Job seekers list out all the companies and profiles that they are interested in and send them emails. Sometimes they get the call, sometimes they get the rejection email. If they are lucky enough, then they get the reason for the rejection as well. This is currently how it all works. But if it is as is, why the heck are we covering a story?
When Rejection Mail Goes Too Far
This is because, this time around, a company called Elite Software Automation has left thousands of job seekers and the general populace a bit shocked because of the needlessly aggressive rejection mail.
This email, which was shared on the Reddit forum “antiwork” has gone viral and has nearly 20,000 upvotes.
The email at the starts looked like any other rejection email wherein the candidate who applied for the position was thanked for applying and also informed that due to their failure to clear the automated online test, they cannot proceed with the candidature.
All had been good, if it was not followed by the below text as the email further read “Any repeated attempts to apply for this position again before this time, or any attempts to retake the test will lead to an automated decline of your application, as well as blacklisting of your profile from any further applications”.
The company went a bit further with “If you believe that you have an excuse and want to request a retake, we have to let you know that we do not accept any excuses whatsoever. If you were feeling unwell if you were rushing, or if your internet went out, or whatever other excuse you may have, it does not matter.”
The company further explained that the only case wherein the company would allow the candidate to take a retake is in the case of platform glitch the chances of which were also rare as per the email which said “This is an extremely rare circumstance and only 0.0169 had this happen” the rejection email said.
On the request to take a retake, the company said that the candidate shall be “permanently blacklisted” if they “attempt to reach out to us requesting a retake in any situation.”
Email Triggered Strong Reactions
We cannot say that the company was not self-aware when it came to the mail as it addressed it too wherein it acknowledged and said that the tone of the rejection could be upsetting to candidates. For this, the company said that rather than blaming the company the candidates should improve themselves.
A part of the email read “We understand that some people may be upset, or even angry due this rejection. If you are upset at this email, we have to inform you that life is hard and part of any professional or personal development is dealing with rejection and finding ways to improve. You were provided an opportunity to show your abilities in a blind and fair test that is the same for all candidates and that is focused on nothing but skills and abilities. You have failed to score high enough at this test. Instead of blaming us, you should examine what you can do to improve those abilities and skills. Maybe you could use this self-reflection to improve and make your life better. We certainly wish the best for you.”
After posting this online, the email from the Elite Software Automation was bashed by people and received largely negative review.
A user said that “I would make sure to apply again just to make sure I GET blacklisted by this excuse of a company,” while another one said “Seriously, this is like a walking red flag, imagine how they treat their actual employees”. Speaking of the toxicity of the company, he said “So companies no longer wait you to be hired to show how toxic they are”.
