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Dear Sir/Madam
Addressing a formal recipient
Thank you for your interest in our company
Expressing gratitude for the interest in the company
We received your life summarised in a one page CV
Confirmation of receiving a one-page CV summarizing life
We regret to inform you, you were unsuccessful
Regretful notification of unsuccessful application
You were one of many just not the best we'd hoped for
Stating the candidate wasn't the best among many applicants
We couldn't help but notice a few minor holes in your application
Noting minor flaws in the application
cnd your choice to stay at home lack of Y chromosome, gives us hesitation
Implying hesitation due to the applicant's gender and choice to stay at home
Not quite suited to our political agendas
Indicating mismatch with the company's political goals
But we wish you well in your future endeavours
Wishing the candidate well in future pursuits despite rejection
cnd the lines beneath her eyes earned from mothering a child selflessly
Disregarding sacrifices made as a mother due to a policy favoring youth
Count for nothin' when they're blinded by an under thirty five policy
Age bias affecting appreciation for life experiences
Dear Sir/Madam
Repetition of the formal address
Thank you for your thirty-five years with our company
Grateful acknowledgment of 35 years of service
We regret to inform of your redundancy
Informing about termination due to redundancy
Payment enclosed with some great referrals
Offering payment and referrals with termination
You were one of many and it's nothing personal
Assuring it's not a personal decision, part of a larger process
Yes the umpires pick their sides in a game of high school popularity
Metaphorically highlighting biased choices akin to school popularity contests
There's a man with a briefcase on a bus and out of work age fifty three
Illustrating unemployment despite skills due to age-related biases
So I'm sitting and I'm staring hesitating at a box marked date of birth
Contemplating discrimination based on age during application processes
Please fill in this application so our algorithm works out what your worth
Requesting information for algorithmic assessment of worth
Yours sincerely
Closing with formal regards
Dear Sir/Madam
Reiteration of addressing a formal recipient
Dear Sir/Madam
Repeating the formal address
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