'Ill-timed' | Lady Gaga & Michael Jordan cited in strange job rejection email

A job candidate has received a detailed rejection email from a potential employer which cited a list of famous people who had experienced career setbacks before becoming successful.

According to the Sun, Kiran – who is a writer from London – posted a screenshot of the rejection email on social media, where a list of famous people such as Lady Gaga and Michael Jordan who have previously faced rejection in their career were included within it.

Kiran captioned the photo: “I am crying at this job rejection email. Like I didn’t need all this? I just saw a role posting and applied? Omfg.”

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