Amid growing anxiety over unemployment, one Reddit user has taken a refreshingly different approach. He is celebrating job rejections.
The user explained how repeated setbacks reshaped his outlook towards rejections in life. After months of ghosted applications and final-stage failures, he decided to respond differently. He has accepted that hiring decisions were beyond his control and chose to focus on small acts of self-care, such as a nice lunch, reasoning that whether he laughed or cried, the outcome would remain the same.
What did the Redditor say about job rejections?
In a post now going viral, the user wrote, “Now I celebrate job rejections. Got so used to job rejections this year. So many applications ghosted, and a few that went to the final stages were ultimately shot. Just received another rejection email after four rounds of interview. Took deep breaths, sent a thank-you email for letting me know and went ahead to treat myself to a nice lunch. I can’t control the hiring decisions and whether I laugh or cry, I am rejected already anyway. Might as well just make myself happy.”
The post struck a nerve in the online community, where job seekers often share frustrations over lengthy, draining recruitment processes.
How did the internet react?
Responses on Reddit ranged from supportive to sceptical. One user wrote, “All well and good until your lunch is two-minute noodles because you can’t find a job but I do love the spin you’ve put on it and how it works for you.”
Another noted the emotional toll of protracted hiring rounds, “You are not alone, the worst processes are the long ones when you are failing at the last round… sometimes six or seven rounds just to fail because of some stupid details.”
A third offered a hopeful perspective, sharing, “Got my fourth interview today, hope I can finally not see a rejection.”
In an uncertain job market, while not everyone is ready to embrace rejection as a cause for celebration, the Redditor’s post highlights the importance of mental strength and patience while job hunting.