Everyone
knows how the job application process goes, if they like you they will call you
in for a interview and if they don’t then you won’t hear from them. But the
strangest thing happened to me the other day. I applied to a food store called Trader
Joes, It’s not my dream job but it’s close to my home and it’s a way of making
some money. One thing they made me do that I absolutely hate is they made me
fill out the application in the store. I hate that because like I said they
take forever to fill out and you always have to look up phone numbers and
addresses for your references, doing all that while standing at a store counter
is just awkward with employees moving around you and customers ask you
questions thinking you work there. So after I finished the application and handed
it in the manager started to ask me a few questions about why I wanted to work
there. First of all my I was with my friend and we both applied at the same
time so it was weird that they asked us questions together, like we were doing
a double interview. I also hate answering the question why do I want to work
here for a part time job like that. What am I supposed to say? “I love bagging
groceries” “I have a passion for stocking tomatoes” no it’s a friggin part time
job! I want to work there because I need money and have no skills to offer in
the real world!
As you
can tell I clearly wasn’t cut out for this job. The whole reason I’m doing a
blog post on this is the way they rejected me. I applied for the job on Wednesday
afternoon and by Friday morning I received a letter in the mail. The letter
said “Dear Alyssa, Thank you for taking the time to explore a crew position
with Trader Joe’s. After Careful consideration, however, you have not been
selected for an interview. The time you spend exploring the opportunity here at
Trader Joe’s is appreciated. We’re thrilled that you enjoy our stores enough to
explore a career with us, and I hope that you continue to find new and interesting
products to enjoy. Best of luck in the job search.”
I read
the letter and actually laughed out loud with my family. My dad asked me if I accidently
applied for the CEO of the company instead of the cashier. I’ve never heard of
getting a rejection letter for a part time job. Why would they take the time to
reject me like that? They should have just not called me like the rest of the
world. The rejection letter made me laugh and I took a picture of it so the
rest of the world can laugh with me!
Keep checking my blog for more random stories about my life
that I think are laugh out loud worthy!