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I once had an idea for a non-profit[1]. Started to fill out an application, got about 1/5 of the way through, abandoned it because I decided it wasn't somethin
by ludicast 9y ago
I once had an idea for a non-profit[1]. Started to fill out an application, got about 1/5 of the way through, abandoned it because I decided it wasn't something I'd commit to, and never submitted it.[2]
Then about a month later, a rejection still floated its way into my inbox. It really stung even though I hadn't applied that round :).
P.S. - if that rejection came from someone actually viewing it, and not some autosender, that's kind of a lightweight privacy violation, at least from a usability standpoint. Most would think that an unsubmitted application would automatically be an unread one as well. But since it was in the non-profit category maybe the screener had extra time on his/her hands.
1 - chronic disease studies for multiple blue-color workplaces
2 - never did video, so couldn't have been accidentally submitted
- writeslowly 9y agoI had the reverse happen to me with a recruiting company that shows up occasionally on HN. I had started filling out a profile in the evening, and when I returned to finish it the next morning I already had a rejection email sitting in my inbox. I probably submitted something on accident and just didn't notice it, but it still hurt when I sat down at my desk that morning and discovered I'd been rejected before I'd even managed to fill in all of my personal information.
- notyourwork 9y agoMaybe they rejected you due to incomplete information? I think you are worth it. :)
- Waterluvian 9y agoI know you didn't fill out the required forms but I've pre approved you for a hug.
- jandrese 9y agoThe lesson is I guess to write faster.
- snowmaker 9y agoSorry about that. It must have been a bug on our side.
- ludicast 9y agonbd - assumed as much. remember it had reminded me of Kramer getting fired from a job he didn't have.