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‘Nevermind, we sent that in error’: Customer receives faulty email announcing she won free Chipotle for a year

'@Chipotle you need to honor your mistake.'

On Jan 17, 2023 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL

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‘It’s not the cashier’s fault that they are forced to ask for emails’: Former Bath & Body Works employee says she never gives them her email as a customer

'You have to keep a tab of how many emails you get.'

On Dec 13, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

IRL

Has your Gmail spam filter gone to sh*t recently? You aren’t alone

And Republicans may be to blame.

On Oct 20, 2022 by Chris Stokel-Walker

Tech

‘You can buy a pizza!’: Man slams Citibank’s emails promoting $40 bonus for opening savings account

'Ah yes, I’ve finally saved enough money to earn a free tank of gas.'

On Sep 19, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

IRL

woman in front of white wall with hand on temple caption 'bruh, we are hiring at my production company... that does big Netflix films... & I reached out to some applicants abt interviews & they responded 'what's ur info, I need to make sure it's worth my time' gen z is insane like ur not cut out for film babes' (l) Laptop with iPad and clapperboard for film production on table (c) woman in front of white wall with hand on temple caption 'bruh, we are hiring at my production company... that does big Netflix films... & I reached out to some applicants abt interviews & they responded 'what's ur info, I need to make sure it's worth my time' gen z is insane like ur not cut out for film babes' (r)

‘Babe Google it’: Writer blasts Gen-Z applicant for asking question about job because it might not be ‘worth’ their ‘time,’ sparking debate

'Gen Z is insane like you’re not cut out for film babes.'

On Sep 9, 2022 by Lauren Castro

IRL

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‘They’re using a carrier pigeon’: Creator’s video slamming Microsoft’s Outlook sparks email debate

'Outlook was created by a person who was never once in their entire life needed to email a single person.'

On Sep 4, 2022 by Maria Poggi

IRL

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‘Donna, that was so mean’: HR sends joke email to employees telling them that they’ll be receiving a raise

'I quit four months after that and still not over it.'

On Sep 2, 2022 by Melody Heald

IRL

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‘It’s just a job’: Worker cries over email she accidentally sent, sparking debate

'It’s PR not ER babes. You’re doing a great job.'

On Aug 30, 2022 by Melody Heald

IRL

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‘It was a template used by anyone in the company’: Travel agent’s ‘condescending’ out-of-office email reply sparks debate

'I feel like that's just smart marketing for a travel agent?'

On Aug 28, 2022 by Melody Heald

IRL

email caption 'Out of Office Reply I am out of office with limited access to email and will return Monday, August 8. For campaign related questions, please contact Kayla For assistance with content submission, please contact Kat . For finance related questions, please contact Ellaine. For all other issues, click here' 'Guys are we really doing these or am I going to get fired?' (l) woman shocked expression (c) Amazon shopping with self help books on screen caption 'Guys are we really doing these or am I going to get fired?' (r)

TikToker trolls co-workers by including link to self-help books in her ‘out of office’ reply

'I would giggle so much if I clicked on that.'

On Aug 2, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

Internet Culture

man speaking hand out caption 'Now I thought I've seen every passive aggressive move you can do in corporate' (l) man speaking hand on chest caption 'Then I found out there is actually a person, when they respond to emails, will change the priority level to low' (c) man speaking pointing to camera caption 'Not because the email subject is a low priority It's because the person is a low priority' (r)

‘I thought I’ve seen every passive-aggressive move you can do in corporate’: TikToker said low-priority emails go to low-priority people

'Ouch.'

On Aug 2, 2022 by Lauren Castro

IRL

woman greenscreen tiktok over rejection email caption 'moved to the next step in their hiring process, and your application was not selected at this time.' (l) woman's meme response image to email caption 'y tho' on meme (c) woman greenscreen tiktok laughing covering face over rejection email caption 'moved to the next step in their hiring process, and your application was not selected at this time.' (r)

‘If someone sent that to me I would ABSOLUTELY want an interview’: Job applicant secures interview after responding to rejection email with meme

'What are they gonna do, NOT hire me MORE?'

On Jul 17, 2022 by Dan Latu

Internet Culture IRL

‘At least eight people have already tried to scam me’: TikToker warns against Zelle scams on Facebook Marketplace

'ZELLE IS NOT THE SCAM. The scam is what they try to do once they get your Zelle.'

On Jul 3, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

woman greenscreen tiktok over rejection email caption 'World Market Hello (Candidate's name), My name is blank. I am Talent Acquisition Partner at World Market. I am reaching out to you in Steven's absence. He is currently on vacation. We want to thank you for taking the time to interview with us. We had a pleasure learning more about you, your experience and goals after connecting with the team, the hiring has decided to move forward with another candidate at this time. We would love ...' (l) woman greenscreen tiktok over rejection email caption 'Responding to a rejection email' (c) woman greenscreen tiktok over response caption 'Manager, Organic Social Media and Influencers- World Market Hi Cassandra, I personally wanted to reach out to apologize for the email you received from me in error. Unfortunately, by the time we recieved your application for our Social Media role we had just offered the position to another candidate...' (r)

‘Couldn’t even be bothered to put my name in’: TikToker responds to typo-riddled World Market job rejection email

'Proofreading is one of the skills I can bring to the team if you decide to move forward with an interview.'

On Jul 1, 2022 by Melody Heald

IRL

‘I’m not lovin’ it’: Former iHeartRadio employee says McDonald’s marketing team sent her 20 work emails on her wedding day

'The emails were vile.'

On Jun 24, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL