Jobseeker receives foul-mouthed rejection email

James Allen, 48, had clearly failed to impress his prospective employers at an interview but was surprised to receive the foul-mouthed email rant when he requested feedback.

Allen believed that an interview with window and conservatory manufacturer, Right Price PVCu, had gone well until he received the rude rejection.

Sarah Haseler, Director at Right Price PVCu, didn’t withhold her true feelings towards Allen when she described him as “one of the most irritating, rude, obnoxious and arrogant people she had ever had the misfortune to meet”.

The e-mail continued: “I only wish I’d have seen your CV beforehand, to save us both the time, as I would have probably noticed your main job role as ‘professional p****’. You are not only the most inappropriate person for this job, but probably for any job. You will spend the next few years applying for jobs, only to get rejected as soon as they meet you.

Read the full feature in March's HR Grapevine Magazine >