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Unfortunately.tech – a collection of rejection letters

73 points by isthisnagee 8y ago

laylomo2 8y ago
why?
- sincerely 8y ago
  A better question to ask is "Why not?" :D
- jkeat 8y ago
  When I see a bad movie, it makes me realize what makes a good movie. Recognizing imperfection can be more helpful than consuming perfection.
twodave 8y ago
Unsure what this is supposed to be solving. Is this just a misery-loves-company thing? Or??
- sincerely 8y ago
  Why does a website have to "solve" something? It's cool to just put stuff out there!
  - ry_ry 8y ago
    Things tech is allowed to do in 2018: * Disrupt ${thing} * Solve a clearly defined problem * Harvest personal data for a variety of ethically questionable reasons. * Distributed transactions ledgers (NOTE: Blockchain only) Nothing else is acceptable.
    - ry_ry 8y ago
      For record "personal data harvesting not yet disrupted with blockchain" constitutes a clearly defined problem in this instance.
- tomcooks 8y ago
  Camaraderie
YaxelPerez 8y ago
I was devastated when I got a rejection letter from <script>alert('hello')</script>.
saberworks 8y ago
When I was job hunting I sincerely appreciated any rejection letter at any stage of the process, be it automated or personal. Obviously an offer letter would be better but the absolute worst is hearing nothing back. We should be praising the companies that take the time (or implement the automated process) to send the rejection letters and not leave us hanging.
- magic_beans 8y ago
  How hard could it possibly be to click a "send rejection" button that triggers a plain-text email!?
- stcredzero 8y ago
  Obviously an offer letter would be better but the absolute worst is hearing nothing back. No. One thing that's worse is they schedule a follow-up call, then blow off the call. Happened to me.
  - 52-6F-62 8y ago
    IBM got me with that one
    - Fins 8y ago
      LinkedIn, too...
  - DoofusOfDeath 8y ago
    Approximately the same thing happened to me with Red Hat.
  - Tsiklon 8y ago
    Oracle did that to me. Twice.
    - yjftsjthsd-h 8y ago
      Yeah, but... Its Oracle. Did you think that their evil didn't permeate down to a personal level or something?
_bxg1 8y ago
This domain could've been better-used for a collection of IoT devices that shouldn't be IoT devices
- brailsafe 8y ago
  https://twitter.com/internetofshit https://twitter.com/internetofshit
wicker 8y ago
Looking at the list by company, it seems like the most valuable part of this project will be the data set you’re collecting for testing input validation.
deleted 8y ago
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maxk42 8y ago
Unfortunately, rails is difficult to scale on a shoestring budget.
- isthisnagee 8y ago
  Unfortunately, that is true :(
rocktone 8y ago
"We're sorry, but something went wrong." Looks like the website rejected me :(
- AlexCoventry 8y ago
  I get the same thing, and DownForEveryone tells me "It's just you. unfortunately.tech is up..." So invalidating. :-) https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/unfortunately.tech https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/unfortunately.tech
  - ClassyJacket 8y ago
    It is up, it just happens to be serving an error message instead of the content you want :)
deleted 8y ago
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isthisnagee 8y ago
Hi Hacker news! So yea ... hug of death. Wasn't expecting it to get any attention at all (but that begs the question, why did I submit??). Anyway, this is an idea I've been sitting on for a while and finally got around to doing something with it. Nothing fancy (this is the first personal project that I've "deployed", and would really appreciate any sort of feedback). I think it's interesting to look at how companies write rejection letters. It's also a bit cathartic -- I'm finishing up uni and starting to look for work, having a collection of rejection letters makes me feel better about receiving them.
- echlebek 8y ago
  I was delighted to find that the site named unfortunately.tech served me up an error message. :D I look forward to reading the rejection letters at a later date.
- brailsafe 8y ago
  Love it. Reminds me of https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com
- DoofusOfDeath 8y ago
  Tangential pro-tip: "begging the question" has traditionally meant something very different: [0] [0] http://grammarist.com/rhetoric/begging-the-question-fallacy/ http://grammarist.com/rhetoric/begging-the-question-fallacy/
  - isthisnagee 8y ago
    Thanks. I didn’t know that.
- tibu 8y ago
  Still unavailable. How about adding Cloudfront in front of the webserver?
oceanghost 8y ago
SpaceX sent me a rejection letter but I never applied. I really wish I had a copy to submit.
- bmpafa 8y ago
  Reminds me of one of my favorite Simpsons gags ever. "Marge: [sifting through mail] Aww. A rejection letter from the New Yorker subscription department."
- J5892 8y ago
  Good to see they're being proactive about reviewing possible applicants.
ultim8k 8y ago
We're sorry, but something went wrong. If you are the application owner check the logs for more information.
richardhod 8y ago
Cached: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:5zk3SvwhDPUJ:https://unfortunately.tech/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:5zk3Sv...
zebnyc 8y ago
Last year, I got rejected by Google after going onsite for a day of interviews. The recruiter called me and gave me feedback both positive and negative from each interviewer and how I could improve. My respect for Google grew tremendously on account of that. Contrast that with Slack & TwitchTV. Companies where I got rejected after taking their pre-screen homework test even after spending a few hours on their test & submitting a correct working solution. No feedback provided even after request. Wish there was a repository of companies which expect applicants to waste a bunch of time without even providing feedback. Will know to avoid those in the future.

73 points by isthisnagee 8y ago

laylomo2 8y ago

why?

sincerely 8y ago
A better question to ask is "Why not?" :D
jkeat 8y ago
When I see a bad movie, it makes me realize what makes a good movie. Recognizing imperfection can be more helpful than consuming perfection.

twodave 8y ago

Unsure what this is supposed to be solving. Is this just a misery-loves-company thing? Or??

sincerely 8y ago
Why does a website have to "solve" something? It's cool to just put stuff out there!
- ry_ry 8y ago
  Things tech is allowed to do in 2018: * Disrupt ${thing} * Solve a clearly defined problem * Harvest personal data for a variety of ethically questionable reasons. * Distributed transactions ledgers (NOTE: Blockchain only) Nothing else is acceptable.
  - ry_ry 8y ago
    For record "personal data harvesting not yet disrupted with blockchain" constitutes a clearly defined problem in this instance.
tomcooks 8y ago
Camaraderie

YaxelPerez 8y ago

I was devastated when I got a rejection letter from <script>alert('hello')</script>.

saberworks 8y ago

When I was job hunting I sincerely appreciated any rejection letter at any stage of the process, be it automated or personal. Obviously an offer letter would be better but the absolute worst is hearing nothing back. We should be praising the companies that take the time (or implement the automated process) to send the rejection letters and not leave us hanging.

magic_beans 8y ago
How hard could it possibly be to click a "send rejection" button that triggers a plain-text email!?
stcredzero 8y ago
Obviously an offer letter would be better but the absolute worst is hearing nothing back. No. One thing that's worse is they schedule a follow-up call, then blow off the call. Happened to me.
- 52-6F-62 8y ago
  IBM got me with that one
  - Fins 8y ago
    LinkedIn, too...
- DoofusOfDeath 8y ago
  Approximately the same thing happened to me with Red Hat.
- Tsiklon 8y ago
  Oracle did that to me. Twice.
  - yjftsjthsd-h 8y ago
    Yeah, but... Its Oracle. Did you think that their evil didn't permeate down to a personal level or something?

_bxg1 8y ago

This domain could've been better-used for a collection of IoT devices that shouldn't be IoT devices

brailsafe 8y ago
https://twitter.com/internetofshit https://twitter.com/internetofshit

wicker 8y ago

Looking at the list by company, it seems like the most valuable part of this project will be the data set you’re collecting for testing input validation.

deleted 8y ago

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maxk42 8y ago

Unfortunately, rails is difficult to scale on a shoestring budget.

isthisnagee 8y ago
Unfortunately, that is true :(

rocktone 8y ago

"We're sorry, but something went wrong." Looks like the website rejected me :(

AlexCoventry 8y ago
I get the same thing, and DownForEveryone tells me "It's just you. unfortunately.tech is up..." So invalidating. :-) https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/unfortunately.tech https://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/unfortunately.tech
- ClassyJacket 8y ago
  It is up, it just happens to be serving an error message instead of the content you want :)

deleted 8y ago

[deleted]

isthisnagee 8y ago

Hi Hacker news! So yea ... hug of death. Wasn't expecting it to get any attention at all (but that begs the question, why did I submit??). Anyway, this is an idea I've been sitting on for a while and finally got around to doing something with it. Nothing fancy (this is the first personal project that I've "deployed", and would really appreciate any sort of feedback). I think it's interesting to look at how companies write rejection letters. It's also a bit cathartic -- I'm finishing up uni and starting to look for work, having a collection of rejection letters makes me feel better about receiving them.

echlebek 8y ago
I was delighted to find that the site named unfortunately.tech served me up an error message. :D I look forward to reading the rejection letters at a later date.
brailsafe 8y ago
Love it. Reminds me of https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com
DoofusOfDeath 8y ago
Tangential pro-tip: "begging the question" has traditionally meant something very different: [0] [0] http://grammarist.com/rhetoric/begging-the-question-fallacy/ http://grammarist.com/rhetoric/begging-the-question-fallacy/
- isthisnagee 8y ago
  Thanks. I didn’t know that.
tibu 8y ago
Still unavailable. How about adding Cloudfront in front of the webserver?

oceanghost 8y ago

SpaceX sent me a rejection letter but I never applied. I really wish I had a copy to submit.

bmpafa 8y ago
Reminds me of one of my favorite Simpsons gags ever. "Marge: [sifting through mail] Aww. A rejection letter from the New Yorker subscription department."
J5892 8y ago
Good to see they're being proactive about reviewing possible applicants.

ultim8k 8y ago

We're sorry, but something went wrong. If you are the application owner check the logs for more information.

richardhod 8y ago

Cached: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:5zk3SvwhDPUJ:https://unfortunately.tech/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:5zk3Sv...

zebnyc 8y ago

Last year, I got rejected by Google after going onsite for a day of interviews. The recruiter called me and gave me feedback both positive and negative from each interviewer and how I could improve. My respect for Google grew tremendously on account of that. Contrast that with Slack & TwitchTV. Companies where I got rejected after taking their pre-screen homework test even after spending a few hours on their test & submitting a correct working solution. No feedback provided even after request. Wish there was a repository of companies which expect applicants to waste a bunch of time without even providing feedback. Will know to avoid those in the future.