So had an interview on Wednesday for a more hands on position on the project I'm currently on. I knew going in that as I haven't managed to get much practical experience of the system we support, not part of my job role currently, I wasn't a prime candidate but I do have almost two years experience of working with the team and system knowledge.
Got an email this afternoon saying I hadn't got the job, which although not being surprising I was still a little disappointed, but the main grumble is that the manager who looking to fill the position obviously didn't feel it necessary to walk all of 5 metres to grab me for a quick chat face-to-face to tell me I hadn't got it and the reasons why before I got sent a generic email from HR.
What a fanny.
Edit: Also slightly ironic as one of the questions in the interview was "How would you go about telling a customer bad news?" and I said that if at all possible in person, or over the phone at worst unless direct contact is impossible then maybe an email asking for the customer to get in touch with you so you can explain it over the phone/in person.