Opening a rejection letter is never fun. For that split second before you actually read it, your dream of becoming Scrooge McDuck is still alive. But then you see phrases like “thanks for your interest,” “not at this time,” and “restraining order,” and it’s back to reality.
If you’re like me, you probably read the whole thing again. Just in case you suddenly contracted a rare form of dyslexia that momentarily rearranges “we’d be idiots not to hire you” into “go away or we shall taunt you a second time.”
Worse, whenever I read one of these lovely form letters, I always imagine that it was written by some smug bastard who secretly delights in sticking it to the “commoners.” You know, like this guy:
Or, as I like to think of him:
Well, I think I found a healthier way to deal with this kind of rejection. Instead of drowning your sorrows in cheap beer, why not send a letter like this?
(As seen on SiCK My dUck.com)