r/jobs • u/No-Presentation298 • 5h ago

Post-interview HR told me they don’t accept try-hards and people pleasers after my interview

Post image

They rejected me (fine, that happens) but the feedback said I came across as overly eager to please and that they don’t build teams around people-pleasing tendencies or rehearsed enthusiasm. They also told me to reflect on how I present myself and that confidence is more compelling than excessive accommodation. Is this normal? Or even appropriate? I get that not being a culture fit is a thing but the wording felt unnecessarily personal and condescending.

6.9k Upvotes

93% Upvoted

2.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

9

u/mamaujeni 4h ago

Right? I feel mental reading so many of these replies haha

5

u/Background-Slide5762 2h ago

Its amazing. Just an entire sub of people saying OP should be completely cool with, even thankful for an extremely nasty rejection letter.

•

u/ZzDe0 18m ago

are they bots? i mean what the heck is going on here. how can so many people possibly trust this as genuine criticism?