This feels a bit ... whiny?

A curated list of people I wouldn't want to work with. Excellent!

"Things didn't work out at a different company due to logistical issues, so I'm going to publicly shame them. Also, now I work at TWITTER!"

The problem here is that they assume that working at a place like Twitter or Facebook makes people jealous or amazed. I know people who work at big corporations, both inside and outside the tech world, who really hate it.

It would be better if the stories were more like, "I was rejected by xxxx, but now I work at a great company doing work that satisfies me."

This is great!

Especially for people on the job hunt. It's comforting to know that many other people was/is in your shoes, and hear their stories. Keeps you motivated to keep trying.

Thanks OP.

I don't get it. If the idea was to show that everyone gets rejected at some point in their career, fine, but this just a bunch of people saying, "look at how great I am, I work at ..., while all these other dumb companies rejected me". Seems a tad arrogant and whiny.

"Now I work at Twitter making features nobody outside the marketing team wants"

I can see how this could be interpreted as whiny or maybe even passive aggressive, but I also can see how it can serve as a point of inspiration. Especially for new grads.

Catering to imposter syndrome. People still externalize, that they are only successful when they work for a big tech company. It's not true.

But the project itself has a good intention imo. Failure is inevitable, and when you think you have overcome all possible obstacles, you will fail even more. That is fine, you are human. Now get up again, and find what internally motivates you.

Not sure if this is meant to be motivational or bitter?

Humblebrags and simmering rage. THere are so many reasons as yo why you might not a position. You might be awesome at X but the comany really needs someone who can do Y to a higher level than you can, you might be seen as a poor cultural fit etc. Not sure I would want to hire most of them

The idea is admirable, inspire and reassure everyone that if you work hard and keep at it, you'll eventually get there.

The execution is truly awful. All of these well established people who are now doing so well in their careers complaining about awesome companies that didn't hire them. Basically telling them to go suck it because they now work for another awesome company.

I really hope when I'm at their level I don't feel as bitter and in need to publicly have a go at a company just because they didn't hire me.

Isn't it that different companies are looking for different people, which makes it more than reasonable that company A rejects the applicant while company B hires the person? I don't think companies are obliged to hire someone just because of their skill set.

I don't understand why everyone is getting so upset over this. I thought it was great!

Forget about the company names that are mentioned. It's about showing people that you shouldn't give up just because you were rejected.

Those of you who have never been rejected in your career may not understand how it feels.

Maybe they did suck at the interview or asked the wrong questions or whatever, but rejection is rejection and it hurts no matter what. This project illustrates that you don't have to give up your dream just because so and so doesn't want you.

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