that dreaded ugly feeling.

[Megan Turnidge]

Hmmm... it depends HOW BADLY I really wanted it! There have been two spots that I got kinda upset over... wanted to boycott the store, but came back the very next day and shopped. Hhehee.... j/k. I gotta say, calls suck. I HATED sending out rejection letters. I ended up giving them a free kit to soften the blow. lol

 

[AmyM]

rejection is my middle name. You see, I have this obsession with always sending in an app for sugar babe although I KNOW it would never in a million years come back "approved". LOL. It's a little of a let down, sort of a frown, but no biggie. This too is a business so you just move on and keep going, remembering why you scrap.


so i voted kinda what i figured. eh. no biggie.

 

[chastml]

Honestly, I never think I'll get picked. There are so many people who are better than me and I know it. If I do get chosen, fabulous. If not, oh well, life goes on. At least I tried.

 

[Nettio]

On the actual rejection letter- personally, I prefer not to get one, I don't need a reason, just show me the list of who got it. And that feeling comes from being on both ends of a CT call at one time or another!

This is pretty much me too. I don't really care how they reveal the team as long as they say in the call where and when it'll be. I'm not really a fan of rejection emails, usually they're just generic ones anyway or I've had them come after the list is already posted. Then it's like being rejected twice.

I don't know that I've ever been too disappointed by any CT calls. I just see it as if it's meant to be, it'll happen and if not, then it probably wasn't the right fit for me anyway. Something better almost always comes along anyway.

 

[tuneskids]

I think the only rejection I had a hard time with was the Babe Call here. hehehee I know I am still learning (on a daily basis), one day I WILL be picked (maybe by then all my kids will have moved away from home, and I will have a computer implanted in my brain and fingertips, but whatever. hehee).

When I first started out, I would apply for any and all calls, I didn't care. As I've developed in this passion of mine, I am a wee bit more selective - I will not apply if I don't love the designers stuff!

 

[Nikki Epperson]

I think the only rejection I had a hard time with was the Babe Call here. hehehee I know I am still learning (on a daily basis), one day I WILL be picked (maybe by then all my kids will have moved away from home, and I will have a computer implanted in my brain and fingertips, but whatever. hehee).

When I first started out, I would apply for any and all calls, I didn't care. As I've developed in this passion of mine, I am a wee bit more selective - I will not apply if I don't love the designers stuff!

I find this more and more true every day. I only apply if I KNOW I can work with something of theirs and I love what they do!

 

[amandabarugh]

I think the only rejection I had a hard time with was the Babe Call here. hehehee I know I am still learning (on a daily basis), one day I WILL be picked (maybe by then all my kids will have moved away from home, and I will have a computer implanted in my brain and fingertips, but whatever. hehee).

When I first started out, I would apply for any and all calls, I didn't care. As I've developed in this passion of mine, I am a wee bit more selective - I will not apply if I don't love the designers stuff!

I applied for to be a babe here once. LOL. It was a "what the heck," and I knew that it was a doubtful chance. That being said, I used to apply to any and all calls, but now I really think about them before I hit send. I think that's why the rejection stings so much. They're teams that I really want.

 

[Laura_A]

I don't apply for a call unless I REALLY want it, so if I don't get it, I'm pretty bummed, but it doesn't last long... and I definitely don't hold against the designer... EVER. I've been on that side of the decision making and it really is HORRIBLE. It's impossible to explain to everyone why you didn't chose them.

 

[Brooke W]

I shall refer back to Shannon's post (ZaCola), but will add that I used to apply for all of them and honestly i wasn't that good at all yet,lol. Bless em for even looking at my gallery,lol. But it still stung a bit and I got over it fast.
I haven't applied to very many at all, only to ones I think I could really work well with their product. It'd be fab if I could make their CT but I will get over it if I get rejected,lol. I can't imagine how hard it is to have to say, "no" to so many. And frankly I'd still much prefer that letter than to find out who made it by having to search thru announcement threads about who *did* make the team,lol.
All that said, bless ya Lizzy for having to go thru all this.

 

[jomi]

I am always a bit sad, but I have been on a few fabulous teams over the years so I keep that in mind; you can't have it all right?

I do like to get a sincere rejection letter though. Having to hear it through a public forum is something I don't like. We take the time to apply and a designer should take that time as well.
But I think getting out those rejection letters were the worst part of being a designer.

 

[pbumbaca]

Fizz I totally admire you doing what you did as a CT member. I have been asked to provide input for calls but I don't think I could have done the actual letter writing as you are so right about it being way hard. I realized after a recent call for one of my designers that I'm very glad I quit designing before I ever had to do a call!

I voted all for the mixture because I seriously have everyone of those feelings at some point. I honestly like a personal letter, not a form letter, that lets me know that the designer seriously looked at my application and gallery. Oh and a gift always helps soften the blow for sure!

 

[Angie4b1g]

It doesn't bother me at all. I've been on both sides of the fence, so I know how it is. Plus I've been rejected so many times I've built up an immunity to it. LOL

The first few were hard, but I'm totally over it now.

 

[Stacey42]

I have an immediate feeling of disappointment followed by 'oh well, I didn't really expect to get it" and then I am over it. I only apply to teams I really want on & it is disappointing not to get it on them. But I figure in general I am one of dozens who applied for maybe 5 spots, most of us are not going to to get on the team, so I am in good company.

I like to get a letter before the actual team is announced. Assuming I got a letter saying my application was received. If I get neither of those I do spend a lot of time wondering if they even knew I was applying

 

[stayawake]

This is kinda why I don't apply for calls. Um, in fact the two ct's I'm on right I didn't actually really apply to in call form... I just said "dude I'd love to be on your CT!" and it just happened. Wow. The other three CT's I've been on all asked ME. If I did apply I wouldn't get my hopes up too high, and I know calls are looking at all sorts of things - style, activity in the community, personality, etc. and I'd be okay if I wasn't the right fit... (by the way, I SOOO would have applied for lauren's team if I thought I stood a chance - everyone here is just sooooo good!)

 

[Becca Bonneville]

I am on the same page as Sara (scarletsierra). I totally go through the range of emotions from what is wrong with me to I didn't expect it anyway. I always am truly happy for those who did get it and it doesn't take too long to move on and get passed it. I know when it comes to choosing they have to pick who they think is a right fit for their team.

Oh and I would prefer a sincere letter too!

Good luck with the call Lizzy! ((hugs))

 

[Denise Umlauf]

I usually don't apply unless I really love the designer stuff. And I'm quite used to rejection mails La was the 4th I got this year and it's no biggie. I know she picked some awesome scrappers and they will do an amazing job along with the other girls.

<rant mode ON>
But I have to admit: I got rejected for 2 guest calls, lost to the same girl and that hurt. On both calls, it felt like if you use "Jofia like" stuff on your layouts, you get an extra point. Meh... I don't use it because it's not my style and I don't like it.</rant mode OFF>

 

[Emmy]

I think it's a tougher situation when you are "friends" with the applicants. The best rejection letters I've ever rec'd were ones that specifically mentioned layouts in my gallery - I want to say Meredith Fenwick did that the one time I applied to her team. I will second the opinion that Robin writes a nice rejection letter. I think my response depends on how much I wanted the gig and how much of a fit I think I am.

I think the hardest one I ever got was one from a major site where they put a note at the bottom saying that I was really close ight on the line really - and that they planned to have me be a guest soon. I really didn't want to know I came that close - ha! I am probably more embittered too because they never followed up with that guest promise.

 

[pewtertm]

I voted for the "I didn't really expect to get it" option. I don't know if it's a healthy dose of realism or a lack of confidence in myself, but I think there are sooooo many scrappers out there who are better than I am that it never surprises me when a designer picks them instead. I'm disappointed, but not surprised.

I agree with the earlier replies about liking a short private rejection email, form letter is fine. I'll also put in a plug for choosing a variety of scrapping styles for a team. There have been many times (not here at SSD) that I've looked through the previews for a kit and thought, "Every one of these LOs is in the same style and it's not my style--maybe I'd have a hard time working with this and shouldn't buy it."

I figured it was easier to quote Rach than to type out basically the same answer! I'll also be honest...I've only gotten a no once...I would have LOVED to have made that team but didn't think I would, and I didn't. There are some calls that you know will have hordes of applicants (lol, every one here no doubt), and odds are you WON'T get picked. So it's a bit disappointing, but not a huge let-down (and the little prezzie that was put in the rejection letter eased that sting LOL).

 

[SeattleSheri]

I can honestly say, I'm always genuinely happy for those that made it, but I do throw myself a pity party, lol. I very rarely apply for teams anymore, so if I do, it's a team I really, really want to be a part of. I do often wonder if there was something I could have said differently in my application, etc ....

 

[tkelley]

Sure disapointment....I try not to expect anything. Maybe it's not good to talk down to yourself....but there are SO MANY amazing people that apply. I am so blessed to be on the teams I'm currently on...sometimes you can't help but crave more but I know it's tough on the choosers. Anyway, a token thank you is always nice. I once had a designer that praised specific things about my layout(s) and still said no, but at least I knew she looked.

 

[MamaK]

I understand that it isn't a matter of my stuff isn't good enough, just that there are SO MANY of us applying that are great, we can't all get in. Just cause I get turned down doesn't mean I suck and maybe that designer was just looking for that little *oomph* that my style doesn't have. so I selected the "no biggie" answer. I've been on both sides of the process so I completely understand

 

[schock77]

I think rejection is always part of the equation... I don't know ANYONE (even some awesome and fabulous gals here) who think they'll FOR SURE get a gig... I voted Eh, no biggie.

P.S. the thank you for trying gift helps too!