Comments on: Working Disaster, or, “How I Was Brought to Tears By the Letter R”

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:25:51 +0000

I hated hearing this one twitter and I hate it more reading the full story. That sucks. One freaking letter. Grrr. Oh well, something great will come along and you will now always have a perfect cover letter, won’t you?

By: Scribblescrawl

Scribblescrawl — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:58:49 +0000

Ha, thanks, Mike. That does make me feel better.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:56:09 +0000

LOL That sucks. If it makes you feel any better, I work in that department and I didn’t hear anyone mocking you

By: Scribblescrawl

Scribblescrawl — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:43:06 +0000

That’s true and you make a good point. I’m not ashamed of my website, and if someone finds it on their own, well, they’ve found it. Oh well. But I’m not going to knowingly steer a stranger this way in this context.

Also, not sure if you saw my earlier comment to Diana or my tweet, but I found out today the position had been canceled. Even worse, the company laid off 70 employees today. I feel pretty bad about flipping out over a cover letter the night before 70 people got the axe. Not my fault, I know, but it does put things in perspective.

By: Barron

Barron — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:31:33 +0000

OK, so maybe not a direct link, but it isn’t like this site is hard to find.

Google “kerry vaughan” -> Click on her Google Profile -> Click on “My site” -> Enjoy the debauchery.

Anyone doing a half-ass job of vetting you is going to find this site anyway. I don’t think it is uncommon to Google job candidates these days. I know I do it and I’m not even an important part of the hiring process around here.

By: Scribblescrawl

Scribblescrawl — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:01:24 +0000

Indeed. I’d never link a prospective employer here. But it’s all a moot point, since I found out today the job’s been eliminated. And the other places that may have seen that cover letter? I can’t even remember now which of the places I’ve applied they were, so I’m gonna have to stop sweating it. Onward and upward.

By: Diana

Diana — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:19:25 +0000

I can’t really see you linking scribblescrawl when “repugnant chats” is all up on yo’ page. granted, YOU’RE not the one shitting your pants.

By: Scribblescrawl

Scribblescrawl — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:23:05 +0000

Thanks for the advice. I’m a step ahead of you, actually. Right when I realized it and before I wrote this, I started emailing around to get the hiring manager’s name and email address so I can do exactly what you suggest. Maybe without linking to scribblescrawl though. Douchebag videos, drunken Halloween costumes and profanity-laden blog entries aren’t really what I want them to see.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:02:32 +0000

I read this last night and have been thinking about you ever since. I was about to place a comment with some advice, but I see someone has already said what I was going to tell you. You have nothing to lose; I’d follow Barron’s advice.

By: Barron

Barron — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:55:53 +0000

This might be a stupid idea, but:

Find someone there who would oversee this position and email them directly. Explain how horribly embarrassed you are. Link this article (but maybe remove this comment). Tell them you fucked up, and job or no job, you just couldn’t live with them thinking this about you. You had to explain yourself. Joke about it. Tell them you completely understand why they wouldn’t hire the person that wrote that letter, but that you kinda aren’t that person. I don’t know. This might be horrible advice. But it might make you feel better and, really, what is the worst that can happen? You embarrass yourself? Kinda done that already, right?