'I was rejected for the job I currently have': Job-seeker is passed over for a job, only to be hired 4 months later because 1st hire couldn't 'handle it'

Rejection is tough to face, from anyone. It doesn't matter if it's a job that you applied to months ago and forgot about or that crush you've been working up the courage to ask out for ages. Rejection hurts either way. Sure, you can build up defenses against it, but ultimately, it's still a blow to the ego, no matter how small. That's why it's so confusing when you're rejected from something at first and then accepted later on. Has that ever happened to you? It can be real emotional whiplash. 

That's what happened to this employee, who found themselves in a situation they didn't quite understand. The hiring process is always pretty opaque. You send our resumes and cover letters into the ether and hope that you hear something back. Often, you don't hear anything at all, and you're left to wonder why. You rarely get answers to why or why not. The lack of information is often stunning. That's why you can end up in situations like this one, where you don't know which way is up or down. 

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