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I don't know about your German skills, but reading the Reddit threat may be eye-opening (even if your company is different). I generally agree with your "gonna

I don't know about your German skills, but reading the Reddit threat may be eye-opening (even if your company is different). I generally agree with your "gonna be an asshole because you had a negative experience yourself" comment, but reading the comments it more seems like corporate HR (as a whole across virtually all companies) has fostered a culture of broadly ghosting job applicants. If you experienced this once, your comment applies, but if you experienced it a couple dozen times (as some people in the thread have), then I don't think your "weak character" judgement is accurate. It is more "learning how things are done here", with "here" being the job applications space.

somedude895 3y ago
I understand how people who only just enter the workforce might see all employers as some sort of monolithic entity, and maybe go into a sort of "fuck em" kind of mindset, especially if they hang around on Reddit (which is never a good and reasonable source of advice let's be honest), but you really do yourself a disservice. I get it. It's frustrating coming out of university and getting shot down left and right, and sometimes not in a nice way. Even so, I still believe that you should always do what you think is the right thing to do, rather than give up on your principles because those around you seem to not act in kind. It's the same with dating (which TFA is about). I couldn't look at myself in the mirror if I started ghosting people just because I get ghosted regularly (which I do). Just be a decent person and don't let what others do affect you. It's dignified and much healthier for yourself as well if you're above others' bad behaviour.
- nuancebydefault 3y ago
  My opinion is that this is the one and only right approach. From my experience, every company/HR/reviewer is different in culture/personality. Also, the culture of the company is sometimes reflected in its outside behavior. "Glad they didn't hire me".

somedude895 3y ago

I understand how people who only just enter the workforce might see all employers as some sort of monolithic entity, and maybe go into a sort of "fuck em" kind of mindset, especially if they hang around on Reddit (which is never a good and reasonable source of advice let's be honest), but you really do yourself a disservice. I get it. It's frustrating coming out of university and getting shot down left and right, and sometimes not in a nice way. Even so, I still believe that you should always do what you think is the right thing to do, rather than give up on your principles because those around you seem to not act in kind. It's the same with dating (which TFA is about). I couldn't look at myself in the mirror if I started ghosting people just because I get ghosted regularly (which I do). Just be a decent person and don't let what others do affect you. It's dignified and much healthier for yourself as well if you're above others' bad behaviour.

nuancebydefault 3y ago
My opinion is that this is the one and only right approach. From my experience, every company/HR/reviewer is different in culture/personality. Also, the culture of the company is sometimes reflected in its outside behavior. "Glad they didn't hire me".