Niamh Shackleton
A woman received a surprisingly positive email from a company she'd just turned down a job offer from.
You'd probably expect a company to be kind of, well, p*ssed if you declined their job offer in favor of another one - but this one had the perfect response.
And Stephanie, who goes by @essenceofstephanie on TikTok, loved the email so much that she took to social media to reveal what the ego-boosting response said.
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She explained: "Okay this is actually the f**king best. This is the email that was sent to me from a company that I just told I wasn’t going to take their employment offer because I got a better one."
Stephanie then proceeded to read out the company’s email behind her, in which the employer says 'as discussed and agreed on the phone' before making a list of sweet and encouraging points.
Number one said that they explained that they were 'very very sad' that she would not be joining the company, as a second point they said they were 'happy' for her receiving a better offer than the one they had.
The third point encouraged Stephanie to 'keep in touch' and let them know if 'things are not as you expected'.
Last, they joked about the Stephanie sending 'a clone' of herself to fill the role in her absence.
The firm continued to wish her 'all the best' in her future endeavors.
Laughing in disbelief (as many of us would), Stephanie concluded the video: "That’s the best. That is the f**king best."
The video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times and Stephanie quipped about the positive impact the refreshing email had on her mental wellbeing and ego.
It seems Stephanie wasn't the only one liking this approach to recruitment; one of the most-liked comments read: "That would make me reconsider so fast." Several others replied to say they'd come to the comment section to say the same thing.
However one TikToker wasn't convinced. They said: "Reconsidering based on a single recruiter's personality is wild. Doesn't mean your team will have the same energy."
Others suggested that all areas of employment should take note and to cut out all the formalities. The social media user wrote: "Imagine us sweeping all the formal jargon and we just be our informal but respectful selves? Adulting would be so much more fun."
And someone else believed this is the future of recruitment, commenting: "My guess is this is a young millennial hiring manager giving millennial and gen Z energy."