"thank you for your application but f**k off"

smegmar

So I just got one of those letters, albeit a bit in business language, and I'm so angry. Cost me E20 getting to the interview where she said I had the job. Then I spent more money celebrating safe in the knowledge I had a new source of income which suddenly was taken away from me at the worst time.

I want to reply to her message in such a way that will break her spirit and emotionally scar her for sometime, something that will leave her in tears and misery for the rest of the day feeling sub human.
being that AH is the biggest gathering of clever come backs and snide remarks I thought the best place for advice is here.

So let rip AH, give me your worst.

BizzyC

Have you rang them?

Happened to a friend of mine before where she got a letter to say the post had been filled after they had offered it to her.
Turned out that she got the letter by mistake cause they sent out a bunch that went out to everyone who had applied, and that she was in fact the person they were filling it with.

Other than that, you could probably pursue legal action....

Kiera

Jokes on you tbh if you went and spent all your money on the back of someone telling you that you had the job! You should have waited for your contracts!

Badgermonkey

Without being too specific can you elaborate on the company/nature of the position?

kfallon

Tell her you fooked her husband or b/f

mikedragon32

Seems to me they may have made the right decision, OP. Not only have they not given the job to someone who is spiteful, but who also seems to be unable to come up with the words to convey it.

Captain_Generic

Apply to MacDonalds, they take everyone into their warm greasy embrace

NothingMan

Tell her that knowing you now had a job you could afford the life saving surgery for your baby. When you found out you were not getting the job your line of credit with the hospital was revoked mid surgery leaving your baby with an open surgical wound in his chest that kids keep putting barbie dolls in and your son doesn't even like barbie dolls causing him to question his sexuality and is now starting to wear his baby grow with a little pink bow and your homophobia is driving you and your son apart.

Gunsfortoys

mikedragon32 wrote: »

Seems to me they may have made the right decision, OP. Not only have they not given the job to someone who is spiteful, but who also seems to be unable to come up with the words to convey it.

Would you not be pissed off at someone telling you, you have the job, then telling you actually no you don't?

OP you are best speaking directly to the interviewer to see what happened.

Gunsfortoys

NothingMan wrote: »

Tell her that knowing you now had a job you could afford the life saving surgery for your baby. When you found out you were not getting the job your line of credit with the hospital was revoked mid surgery leaving your baby with an open surgical wound in his chest that kids keep putting barbie dolls in and your son doesn't even like barbie dolls causing him to question his sexuality and is now starting to wear his baby grow with a little pink bow and your homophobia is driving you and your son apart.

The drugs are starting to take effect I see.

jester77

Just turn up at their office on April 1st and sit at a random desk. Ask the IT guys for a PC and start attending random meetings and introduce yourself as the new guy.

TheZohanS

smegmar wrote: »

So I just got one of those letters, albeit a bit in business language, and I'm so angry. Cost me E20 getting to the interview where she said I had the job. Then I spent more money celebrating safe in the knowledge I had a new source of income which suddenly was taken away from me at the worst time.

I want to reply to her message in such a way that will break her spirit and emotionally scar her for sometime, something that will leave her in tears and misery for the rest of the day feeling sub human.
being that AH is the biggest gathering of clever come backs and snide remarks I thought the best place for advice is here.

So let rip AH, give me your worst.

Grow a set and ring her, a letter will just be binned, she'll remember a call.

Gummy Panda

Ask for the notes from the interview

Sanjuro

Shit happens. We all put ourselves on the line for a job. And to be honest, you're lucky you even got a PFO. Most places just ignore you and leave you hanging.

PeterIanStaker

"She said you got the job" - try to contact whoever she is, maybe there was just a mix up. Don't lose your temper with them.

Chris P. Bacon

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Ask for the notes from the interview

Can you do that?

I had an interview this morning,i think it went good but i cant be sure,if i dont get the job can i enquire as to why not?

sbsquarepants

Sanjuro wrote: »

Shit happens. We all put ourselves on the line for a job. And to be honest, you're lucky you even got a PFO. Most places just ignore you and leave you hanging.

Jesus, talk about low self esteem!
No, that is absolutely not acceptable. Ring her up and POLITELY ask for an explanation. Most likely there has been a mix up. If she offered you the job, she offered you the job.

EverEvolving

Just blast her ... blast her with wit

Gummy Panda

Richie Cranium wrote: »

Can you do that?

I had an interview this morning,i think it went good but i cant be sure,if i dont get the job can i enquire as to why not?

Yep you can ask for the notes. Beware though, asking for the notes usually puts the shíts up the HR dept.

Mike 1972

I know a guy who did an interview, heard nothing for two weeks, rang up to see what the score was and was asked "can you start Monday" which he duly did only for a PFO letter to arrive at his home address on tuesday. He never queried the letter but continues working there for years and they paid him while never querying what the fup he was doing there so it was all good.

I worked for the same company for a while and lets just say the HR department was staffed by the sort of amoebas who can be legally aborted up to 45 years even in the Vatican.

chicken fingers

Very rare to have them tell you 100% that you had the job at an interview tbh.

Kiera

Richie Cranium wrote: »

Can you do that?

I had an interview this morning,i think it went good but i cant be sure,if i dont get the job can i enquire as to why not?

You can enquire yes but get notes, no.

Mike 1972

chicken fingers wrote: »

Very rare to have them tell you 100% that you had the job at an interview tbh.

It is very rare but it does happen

Kiera wrote: »

You can enquire yes but get notes, no.

You could maybe insist youve a right to see them under the Data protection act but Ive never heard of anyone doing so ????

In any case you wouldnt get to see the notes for the other candidates.

ejmaztec

smegmar wrote: »

So I just got one of those letters, albeit a bit in business language, and I'm so angry. Cost me E20 getting to the interview where she said I had the job. Then I spent more money celebrating safe in the knowledge I had a new source of income which suddenly was taken away from me at the worst time.

I want to reply to her message in such a way that will break her spirit and emotionally scar her for sometime, something that will leave her in tears and misery for the rest of the day feeling sub human.
being that AH is the biggest gathering of clever come backs and snide remarks I thought the best place for advice is here.

So let rip AH, give me your worst.

Ask her who got the job, and was it one of her retarded relatives or one of the boss's bastard children.

Then start spreading rumours that they're going bust.

seamus

You can ask for the interview notes all you like, but they'll have been shredded as soon as they decided to not hire you.

Kiera

Mike 1972 wrote: »

It is very rare but it does happen



You could maybe insist youve a right to see them under the Data protection act but Ive never heard of anyone doing so ????

In any case you wouldnt get to see the notes for the other candidates.

You could but you might get a page full of doodles

Gummy Panda

Kiera wrote: »

You can enquire yes but get notes, no.

No its the opposite.

There is no obligation on an employer to give you feedback on your interview. You are entitled to any notes taken relating to you.

Sanjuro

sbsquarepants wrote: »

Jesus, talk about low self esteem!
No, that is absolutely not acceptable. Ring her up and POLITELY ask for an explanation. Most likely there has been a mix up. If she offered you the job, she offered you the job.

WTF are you talking about? I fail to see what that has to do with the way the majority of companies treat people who apply for jobs. I know plenty of people who have experienced this kind of treatment over the last three months. It has nothing to do with low self esteem.

pickarooney

They offered you the job to boost their statistics of minority hires, then once that was filed - dumpsville for you.

Mike 1972

If somebody had resigned from a previous job on the strength of an offer made at interview could they have a case for a lawsuit or would it have been regarded as stupidity on the plaintiffs part not to have waited for an offer in writing ?

Kiera wrote: »

You could but you might get a page full of doodles

If any of the doodles bear even a Rorschachian resemblence to boobies then Ka-Ching

Mike 1972

Mike 1972 wrote: »

If somebody had resigned from a previous job on the strength of an offer made at interview could they have a case for a lawsuit or would it have been regarded as stupidity on the plaintiffs part not to have waited for an offer in writing ?

I think this was a case study in our legal lecture one time but I dont really remember, they were waffling on about duty of care a lot

OP: maybe you should ring up and ask for clarification, if it turns out to have been a mix up you might not want to sabotage the job by yelling :pac:

Cant believe you spent a load of money without a contract though

questionmark?

Serious answer - Phone her there may have being a mix up and it would be nice to know instead of wondering what happened.

AH answer - **** her husband or boyfriend and rob her house and take a **** in it just like the butcher boy.

Ruu_Old

Milton:I'm going to burn down the building.

Run_to_da_hills

If I was the OP I would get in touch with the company towards the end of this month using official letter headed paper from some legit business promising them a massive order.

Then phone them up on April 1st LOL.

mikemac

Saw a job on irishjobs.ie and sent in my CV and letter.
Got a PFO email three days later

Two weeks later I applied with the same CV through a recruitment agency and got the job and was there four years.
Fools in HR could have saved thousands if they took me the first time.

In short, there are lot of failed middle managers and muppets working in HR. Give them a call OP

Noo

Just ring them up very nicely and thank them for the interview and enquire into when you'll hear back regarding a decision/futher information about starting (seeing as you were already told you got the job)... pretend you havent got the letter yet.

Overheal

Did they offer you the job or did they say "Would you be available to start monday?"

ejmaztec

Noo wrote: »

Just ring them up very nicely and thank them for the interview and enquire into when you'll hear back regarding a decision/futher information about starting (seeing as you were already told you got the job)... pretend you havent got the letter yet.

Just show up on the start date and get down to work, that'll confuse em, particularly the one who got the job.

Sykk

Send her a jar containing a flush pump system and piss, then you can remotely blast her with piss.

Though without an income and having spent all of your money on celebratory drinks, it's unlikely you can afford such a device.

Gummy Panda

ejmaztec wrote: »

Just show up on the start date and get down to work, that'll confuse em, particularly the one who got the job.

Let the guy from Office Space

Einhard

EverEvolving wrote: »

Just blast her ... blast her with wit

Warm, yellow, foamy wit!

phill106

Id ring them up, thank them for the interview, and ask for feedback about the interview.

Mike 1972

ejmaztec wrote: »

Just show up on the start date and get down to work, that'll confuse em, particularly the one who got the job.

Even better if the one who got the job doesnt turn up.

deathrider

Tell her you're pregnant... And it's her's!

A2LUE42

Noo wrote: »

Just ring them up very nicely and thank them for the interview and enquire into when you'll hear back regarding a decision/futher information about starting (seeing as you were already told you got the job)... pretend you havent got the letter yet.

For an approach most likley to get you the job - try this.

Worst case, they tell you they hired someone else.

wil

Chances are looks like your references didnt work out.
or
Dodgy Facebook
or
general online silliness

I heard of people who had firm offers until they spoke to referees (who werent glowing)
or one my sis told me about a guy whose job offer was revoked when they found him starring on his own dodgy website.

I'd also not sign as your boards handle unless you are Norwegean*


(*Norwegea east of Java)

HoneyRyder

BizzyC wrote: »

Other than that, you could probably pursue legal action....

Mike 1972 wrote: »

could they have a case for a lawsuit

No because this is Ireland and not an episode of Ally McBeal

ejmaztec

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Even better if the one who got the job doesnt turn up.

It's probably best to get there early and hang around outside, and if they do show up, you can beat them to death, and dump the corpse in a skip.

Mike 1972

wil wrote: »

Dodgy Facebook or general online silliness

Do people put their facebook handles on their CV's

HoneyRyder wrote: »

No because this is Ireland and not an episode of Ally McBeal

We are still considered quite a litigious society even by those who dont read the Daily Mail ?

deathrider

wil wrote: »

Dodgy Facebookor general online silliness

Am I the only one who thinks this is completely uncalled for by the the company looking to employ? Surely mooching through facebook is as much none of the business as mooching through your text messages... Or am I missing something here?

Mike 1972

deathrider wrote: »

Am I the only one who thinks this is completely uncalled for by the the company looking to employ? Surely mooching through facebook is as much none of the business as mooching through your text messages... Or am I missing something here?

In two minds on that one. Posting stuff for all to see on the world wide web and crying when the wrong people read it is akin to walking down O'Connell street bollock naked and accusing everyone one encounters of being a peeping tom.

On the other hand if the staff of the HR department have the time and inclination to be searching for, positively identifying and trawling through employees/applicants facebook pages it suggests the department might be a little overstaffed and a good place to start the next round of redundancies.