Brad,

Your application for A Good Job at A Really Great Company was viewed by the employer. Score!

— Job Spotter Team

NOTE: “Viewed” could mean a number of things. We can’t say with any certainty that your application was literally viewed by the eyeballs of a human being. It could be that the hiring manager opened it, then got distracted by a more pressing matter or a more eyeball-catching résumé and wanted to view that instead. It could be that the application was viewed by an infant or perhaps a nonhuman; one of those résumé-reading robots for instance, or maybe even a dog. Like an employee’s pet dog, if it’s an office where you can bring a dog.

Feb. 6

From: Chet Manning

Subject: (No subject)

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Chet Manning

A Really Great Company

Feb. 6

From: Chet Manning

Subject: Re: (No subject)

Hey Brad! So sorry about that, looks like my dog sent you an email ha-ha! It’s “Take Your Dog to Work Day” here and I had your résumé open and I was getting ready to view it but then my colleague said something hilarious so I had to get up and go high-five him and then Edward jumped on my desk to get the sandwich I had on it and he must have clicked on your email link at the top of your résumé somehow and stomped on some keys and hit send!