Woman Responds to Thrillist's Job Rejection Letter by Publicly Correcting Its Grammar

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Here's one way to deal with the disappointment of a job rejection letter: Ridicule the letter writer's poor grammar and post it to Twitter.

That's how music journalist Amanda Mester dealt with just such a letter from Thrillist. You can see the company's letter, and Mester's response, above. It's funny. And it's sort of mean and snooty. And it's either awesome or unprofessional, depending on your point of view.

Not surprisingly, it's gotten a polarized reaction.

"I'm not a bad person, I swear!" Mester tells ABC News in response to those who think it's a classless move.

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