rejection

Recruiter rejects job seeker because she left her old job due to a toxic work environment: 'It shows she's not loyal or responsible.'

Emmy Pratt

Job seeker loses out on $92K job offer because an executive thought his LinkedIn Profile Picture looked unprofessional: 'I’ve had the same photo up there for like 3 years. Got other jobs with it.'

Emmy Pratt

Experienced job candidate tells off recruiter after getting offered $12/hour with no benefits: 'I told her she needed a reality check because her offer was a joke'

Ben Weiss

Employee refuses to accept award at work because a coworker nominated them instead of a client: 'I don’t feel that it means the same coming from coworkers as from clients.'

Emmy Pratt

Business owner ghosts job candidate after discovering she's a close friend's girlfriend, only to be confronted by friend when he finds out: ‘That's uprofessional’

Bar Mor Hazut

Dumped 14 year old dog finally gets released to dog rescue’s care after negligent family could not decide to reclaim or reject the dog when it was found wondering the streets confused and alone: ‘Now he needs rehabilitation and a home!’

Laurent Shinar

HR rejects job candidate for being overly eager and “trying too hard”, going into great detail in the rejection email, leaving candidate to wonder: ‘Is this even appropriate?’

Bar Mor Hazut

17-year-old brother refuses to drive his sister's friend to school after she rejected his advances: 'Continuing to be around Melissa was making it harder for him to move on.'

Emmy Pratt

Dog found in abandoned campground is returned to, but rejects original home in turn of events choosing his rescuers over his first family, rescuers say: ‘We really had no intention of keeping him... but he was perfect.’

Laurent Shinar

Senior-level candidate withdrew application from company demanding unnecessary four-stage interview process, later landing higher-paying job after a single interview: 'The recruiter even admitted he was baffled by the process'

Emma Saven

‘I was SHOCKED at his DISRESPECT for his ELDERS! But then he ran and I chased him some more. It was kind of fun!’: Stubborn, older cat fails to reject new kitten, leading to an energetic introduction and the formation of an unlikely sibling bond

Laurent Shinar

32-year-old man falls for coworker, begins secretly dating her to avoid hurting another coworker who she rejected, who lashes out when he discovers their relationship, claiming he’s in love with her: ‘He said I was a terrible person for doing this to him.

Emma Saven

‘"I'm not sure about him… I think he's like, a video gamer"’: Job applicant finds out he isn't hired because the hiring team profiled him as a ‘video gamer’, all thanks to an Otter.AI meeting transcription

Lana DeGaetano

'I am in shock': Candidate interviews for a sales role and gets rejected, company founders impressed by response and decide their talents deserve a custom position

Isabella Penn

'That's just pure laziness and next to no attention to detail': 10+ mildly infuriating job rejections that candidates received out of the blue

Ben Weiss

31-year-old woman considers ending relationship with partner of 3 years because his 14 and 12-year-old kids continually reject her: 'I want to be a mom'

Ally Perry