The Vocabulary of Rejection
Words extracted from rejection emails, sized by frequency.
The Headline Numbers
Rejection Rate
0%
of all applications
Ghosting Rate
0%
left on read (20+ days)
Pain Index
0
ratio of pain to hope
Rejection Speed
🏆Speed Record — Certificate of Distinction
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achieved rejection in 22m 1s — a feat of administrative excellence.
“We were impressed by your background, but unfortunately...”
Avg Time to Rejection
10d 6h 30m 54s
from apply to despair
Slowest Rejection
33d 6m 11s
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Time Since Last Rejection
—
and counting...
Streaks & Records
Current Streak
0d
consecutive rejection days
Longest Streak
0d
personal best (worst)
Peak Rejection Week
0
rejections in one week
Most in One Day
0
Mar 27, 2026
Trend
Avg Rejections / Week
0
consistent, if nothing else
Currently Interviewing
0
optimism not yet crushed
The Inbox
Online · updated 0s agoPersonal data visualization and humor exercise. No ill will toward any company listed.
If you're a recruiter who stumbled here: hi, I'm available: [email protected] (please don't contribute to the dataset)
Source code: github.com/sim-pez/we-regret-to-persist