A man was stunned after claiming to have been cc’d into a rejection email from a company after applying for a job.
Alexander shared a clip to his TikTok page, under username @noveltygay, where he used a green screen to project the email.
After censoring personal information, one line was clearly legible, which simply said: “Well that’s interesting ok so let’s reject him.”
Alexander, whose bio states he’s 19, had added on-screen text saying: “Yeah break-ups hurt and stuff but have ya’ll ever been CC’d on HR emails talking about why they don’t want to hire you.”
The clip, captioned “hate it here,” was posted last week and has already racked up more than 4 million views. It can be seen here.
Alexander later shared a follow-up video explaining the backstory to the email, and more about the brand, which he didn’t name, but said it was a coffee company.
He claimed he’d applied for a job with them on three separate occasions, in April 2021, in December 2021 and the final time was a few weeks ago.
“What the email had said about me is that I didn’t show up for an interview in December. However when I applied in December, I’d reached out, got in contact, and they were saying they were going to send me times…
“They’d supposedly sent me an interview time for this company, I’d never gotten it. And I applied again later on, and this email proved to me that they had thought they’d sent me interview times and they had not.
“And it was not my fault I didn’t show up for the interview. I would never no call no show to an interview,” he stated.
Alexander claims he did respond to the accidental email, firstly simply saying “ouch,” and he then sent a second longer one, explaining about the time frames.
Alexander claims he then sent a follow-up with screenshots, as evidence he never received information about an interview. Since the last email he claims the company, based in New York, has gone “silent.”
He defended himself, saying he was a “good worker” and had trained under “nationally certified baristas,” as he called out the “disorganization” that led him to being CC’d on the email
“I’m not going to be putting up with s***,” he said.
His stance was backed in the comments, as people shared their own hiring horror stories.
Cespedegg wrote: “I wish I got emails like this bc at least I’ll know WHY I WAS GHOSTED.”
Wanderlust1389 commented: “This happened to me! their response was ‘well idk she seems kind of flakey’ I responded with at least I can avoid ‘reply all.'”
Bipitty Friends revealed: “I got cc’d into the email where they were planning on firing me.”
Freddie said: “I left a job once after I heard the managers mocking an applicant who was waiting downstairs. Toxic and unprofessional environments aren’t it.”
Di wrote: “I need to know every single detail.”
Buck Rogers advised: “That was your chance to send a reply with something clever. Can’t hurt your chances. After all, they are already rejecting you.”
Madison Owens said: “Once applied for a job, the woman shook my hand, told me to have a nice day, and there was a rejection email in my inbox before I’d left the building.”
While Cherish Costa added: “Ima be honest with you, if they are this disorganized and seem kind of unprofessional, you don’t want the job, it’s going to be a nightmare working.”
The job market has been a rocky one since the start of the pandemic, with remote working, job losses, business closures and stimulus packages affecting employment.
Many companies appear to have been struggling to recruit staff, particularly in the hospitality and healthcare sectors, and some have been turning to incentives and perks to entice workers.
The term “The Great Resignation” was coined to describe the tidal wave of employees quitting their jobs in droves, known as quits.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics explained: “Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore, the quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs.”
The trend doesn’t appear to be slowing down, with more than 4 million Americans quitting their jobs each month for the past six months, an article published by Fortune in February stated.
“But Americans aren’t just walking away from their jobs, never to return. Although they are leaving their jobs at rapid rates, the overall number of hires continued to outpace quits, with 6.3 million American workers starting new jobs last month [January],” the article said.
Newsweek reached out to Alexander for comment.
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A man was stunned after claiming to have been cc’d into a rejection email from a company after applying for a job.Alexander shared a clip to his TikTok page, under username @noveltygay, where he used a green screen to project the email.After censoring personal information, one line was clearly legible, which simply said: “Well that’s interesting ok so let’s reject him.”Alexander, whose bio states he’s 19, had added on-screen text saying: “Yeah break-ups hurt and stuff but have ya’ll ever been CC’d on HR emails talking about why they don’t want to hire you.”The clip, captioned “hate it here,” was posted last week and has already racked up more than 4 million views. It can be seen here. Alexander later shared a follow-up video explaining the backstory to the email, and more about the brand, which he didn’t name, but said it was a coffee company.He claimed he’d applied for a job with them on three separate occasions, in April 2021, in December 2021 and the final time was a few weeks ago.”What the email had said about me is that I didn’t show up for an interview in December. However when I applied in December, I’d reached out, got in contact, and they were saying they were going to send me times…”They’d supposedly sent me an interview time for this company, I’d never gotten it. And I applied again later on, and this email proved to me that they had thought they’d sent me interview times and they had not.”And it was not my fault I didn’t show up for the interview. I would never no call no show to an interview,” he stated.Alexander claims he did respond to the accidental email, firstly simply saying “ouch,” and he then sent a second longer one, explaining about the time frames.Alexander claims he then sent a follow-up with screenshots, as evidence he never received information about an interview. Since the last email he claims the company, based in New York, has gone “silent.”He defended himself, saying he was a “good worker” and had trained under “nationally certified baristas,” as he called out the “disorganization” that led him to being CC’d on the email”I’m not going to be putting up with s***,” he said. His stance was backed in the comments, as people shared their own hiring horror stories.Cespedegg wrote: “I wish I got emails like this bc at least I’ll know WHY I WAS GHOSTED.”Wanderlust1389 commented: “This happened to me! their response was ‘well idk she seems kind of flakey’ I responded with at least I can avoid ‘reply all.'”Bipitty Friends revealed: “I got cc’d into the email where they were planning on firing me.”Freddie said: “I left a job once after I heard the managers mocking an applicant who was waiting downstairs. Toxic and unprofessional environments aren’t it.”Di wrote: “I need to know every single detail.”Buck Rogers advised: “That was your chance to send a reply with something clever. Can’t hurt your chances. After all, they are already rejecting you.”Madison Owens said: “Once applied for a job, the woman shook my hand, told me to have a nice day, and there was a rejection email in my inbox before I’d left the building.”While Cherish Costa added: “Ima be honest with you, if they are this disorganized and seem kind of unprofessional, you don’t want the job, it’s going to be a nightmare working.” The job market has been a rocky one since the start of the pandemic, with remote working, job losses, business closures and stimulus packages affecting employment.Many companies appear to have been struggling to recruit staff, particularly in the hospitality and healthcare sectors, and some have been turning to incentives and perks to entice workers.The term “The Great Resignation” was coined to describe the tidal wave of employees quitting their jobs in droves, known as quits.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics explained: “Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore, the quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs.”The trend doesn’t appear to be slowing down, with more than 4 million Americans quitting their jobs each month for the past six months, an article published by Fortune in February stated.”But Americans aren’t just walking away from their jobs, never to return. Although they are leaving their jobs at rapid rates, the overall number of hires continued to outpace quits, with 6.3 million American workers starting new jobs last month [January],” the article said.Newsweek reached out to Alexander for comment. File photo of man at his laptop. A man claimed to have been CC’d in to a company email rejecting him after a job interview. Rawf8/Getty Images