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11 Tweets Proving Rejection Is Not As Devastating As It Seems

#ShareYourRejection

Jordan Parrish

Aug 21, 2018

University of Virginia

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11 Tweets Proving Rejection Is Not As Devastating As It Seems

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Recently on Twitter, the hashtag #shareyourrejection(s) has become quite visible. People across Twitter are sharing their job rejections for creative jobs across the board. There are names you might recognize, like Angela Kinsey, in the thread as well as other people with success stories.

As someone who graduated from college recently, I've had my share of job rejections as well. It can become extremely disheartening to receive so many rejections. Yet, after reading a bunch of the rejections tweets, it gives me hope that my dream job is out there, waiting for me to apply. So, I've picked 11 of my favorite tweets to pass that hope along to other people.

1. This once aspiring actress is inspiring all of us now

1st MT audition as an adult, I was told my “voice isn’t strong enough”. I called my agent + said maybe I just wasn’… https://t.co/vJxVDbJZyo
— Scary Hope Fletcher (@Scary Hope Fletcher) 1534508832.0

2. Would "The Office" have been the same??

I auditioned to play Pam. I didn’t get the part. Two months later they called me in for the role of the bitch in ac… https://t.co/uX8mkkJ45i
— Angela Kinsey🍩 (@Angela Kinsey🍩) 1534506471.0

3. Try, try, try again (x4)

I applied at @IGN a dozen times on my post-Mizzou email address and never heard a word back. #ShareYourRejection… https://t.co/zgoS0axjMm
— Greg Miller (@Greg Miller) 1534521669.0

4. All you science people, this one is for you!

#ShareYourRejection: I’ve been told over & over by major cable networks that viewers don’t want to see a woman host… https://t.co/2IwYWuSD1D
— Alie Ward (@Alie Ward) 1534450164.0

5. Writer peeps, you're up!

Over ten years of writing. Four projects queried. Over 700 rejections. NEXT GIRL TO DIE hits the shelves next yea… https://t.co/OFHTqDqAzt
— Dea Poirier (@Dea Poirier) 1534386763.0

6. The rejection is only the beginning

My application to a music production academy was rejected. 5 years of hustle later they're interested in working wi… https://t.co/UJVH3fLqEM
— Andrew Huang (@Andrew Huang) 1534455338.0

7. You never know where your passions will lead

#shareyourrejection Being told by another professional sculptor that I would never get hired or taken seriously bec… https://t.co/GTt723Muso
— I Sculpt 🦷 (@I Sculpt 🦷) 1534397803.0

8. All you cartoonists (aspiring or otherwise), this one is yours!

When I was 12 years old a teacher told me I was a failure of a student, will be flipping burgers for the rest of my… https://t.co/IVmMMUpo1s
— JenJen🌹🔜Kumoricon (@JenJen🌹🔜Kumoricon) 1534445813.0

9. TV writers, inspiration for you!

A few weeks after getting rejected from a Disney TV Writing Fellowship, I got my first writing job on #LizzieMcGuire. #ShareYourRejection
— Nina (I Stand With the WGA) Bargiel (@Nina (I Stand With the WGA) Bargiel) 1534384046.0

10. "Persistence is everything"

My goal was 100 freelance rejections in 2017, and I blew through that. Major pubs. Every women’s magazine. More lit… https://t.co/IyMJwi9AVV
— Jeanna Kadlec 🌈 (@Jeanna Kadlec 🌈) 1534380123.0

11. The two folders

One folder contains every rejection letter I received. The other folder contains every publishing contract I’ve sig… https://t.co/78KXsU9xU1
— Christopher Pumpkins 🎃 (@Christopher Pumpkins 🎃) 1534435074.0

I know the rejections can be extremely grating and difficult. I'm right there with you on that feeling. But reading how other people's rejections turned into acceptances down the line has given me so much hope and inspiration.

So I'll leave you with this reminder from William, who remembered it from Frank:

Some incredibly inspiring stories here. Just remember... "The best revenge is massive success."… https://t.co/Cshvz85lZE
— William Keith (@William Keith) 1534454015.0

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11 Tweets Proving Rejection Is Not As Devastating As It Seems

#ShareYourRejection

1. This once aspiring actress is inspiring all of us now

2. Would "The Office" have been the same??

3. Try, try, try again (x4)

4. All you science people, this one is for you!

5. Writer peeps, you're up!

6. The rejection is only the beginning

7. You never know where your passions will lead

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9. TV writers, inspiration for you!

10. "Persistence is everything"

11. The two folders

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Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

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