How I Was Rejected With 🙂Emoji From a Dev Job
It’s Just Cruel
Do you know what is worse than being rejected from a software development job?
It’s when you’re disrespected, misled, and treated like trash. :)
The recruiter couldn’t even use Emoji correctly
The Background
I hate my job. I’ve been complaining about it on this blog for a couple of years, and things aren’t getting better.
The market in my area though just, ticked up. This gave me a ray of hope, and I thought that I’d start applying for jobs.
I prepared for interviews — that is I prepped my algorithms, tech tests, and behavioral interviews. There have been layoffs at my employer, so the timing is good.
I applied for a job. It’s precisely the job I do every day, and I genuinely prepare well for interviews so what might go wrong?
The Interview
I command a reasonable salary, and I usually get through to the final round on any given interview cycle. In fact, my strike rate for getting a job is pretty good (once I’ve had a few…
