Jason Whittaker <jasonawhittaker@gmail.com> (Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 8:49 PM)
To: Tom Cowie <tmcowie@gmail.com>
Tom,
In this reality TV-like contest to win the coveted job as Crikey’s website editor you are, sadly, the weakest link. The biggest loser. You’re fired, Tom, even before you’re hired. The Journey ends for you here. It’s time to go … Tom.
We thank you for your clearly inadequate application but unfortunately we won’t be able to offer you the position, given your complete lack of competency. We wish you all the best of luck in the job search, knowing just how much you’ll need it.
Kindest regards,
Jason
P.S. Tom made me write this so he’d have something to display on this desperately shameless website.
In truth we called him with the sad news we had to go with someone else, offered genuine regret and remorse that we couldn’t offer him a position at this time, and pleaded with him not to accept other jobs so we could suck the life out of him on future projects.
His talent is clear, his tenacity inspiring, he is deeply and annoyingly impressive professionally and personally, and if you have the opportunity to hire him you’d be astonishingly stupid not to.
