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m w writes:
>
> I was recently offered 2 jobs, and this morning, I
> chose which offer to accept.
>
> I wrote a very professional and gracious e-mail to the
> person whose offer I did not accept. In response, I
> received a rambling diatribe about how I am
> "unprofessional" and "set the project back 4 weeks".
> The e-mail basically closed with the suggestion that I
> am to blame if the project fails.
First of all, it's nice to hear someone actually having to turn a job down
these days.
Sounds like the person simply reacted and didn't bother to reread his/her
email before sending it (everyone that has ever done that, raise your
hands). Or maybe he/she is just an @ss. In either case, I say, "consider the
source" and move on. You probably made the right choice in refusing a job
there if this is the way this company handles things.
Steve Shepard
Technical Communications Manager
Yardi Systems, Inc.
819 Reddick Ave.
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
805.966.3822
steves -at- yardi -dot- com
www.yardi.com
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