Smell that?

That's the smell of a burning bridge. Get it? You will in a minute.

I applied for the position of Customer Service Representative - Print Production for a company that shall remain nameless (SCHAWK! INC.), the exclamation mark is their idea. For over five years my position was...wait for it...Customer Service Representative - Print Production. 

They sent me a letter that I quote: 

'Thank you for your interest in employment with Schawk, Inc.!  We appreciate you taking the time to apply online for the Customer Service Representative-Print Production position.

Although you have an impressive background, we have decided to move forward with candidates who are more closely aligned to what we need in this role.'

You see the line that says 'closed aligned to what we need in this role' ?

I have actually done this job! This exact same job for two different companies! I don;t know how I could be anymore 'aligned' to this job.

Oooo! Maybe they meant alignment like in Dungeons and Dragons? Maybe they needed someone Lawful Good and I came across as more of a Chaotic Good kind of guy. Maybe that's it. Beats me. I actually was so dumbfounded that I wrote the corporate people of Schawk! (Once again, the exclamation mark is their idea, not mine)

So, I expect to wait a week before I send off another missive to learn what I could have done instead of doing the exact same job they were hiring for.

I'll keep you posted.