The message is fine. It’s the tone that is comedy.
Thank you for an excellent interview last week, and for showing interest in me. I have had many highly qualified applicants, and I regret to inform you that I have now decided to move forward with a different candidate. If a position should open up at a later date, please feel encouraged to apply for a position with me again in the future. Let me also take this opportunity to wish you a most wonderful day.
For women, bluntness and honesty is treated as assault.
For men, retaliation is unremarkable and unnoticed until it’s too late.
The message is fine. It’s the tone that is comedy.