Thursday, January 21, 2010

With Job Applications, Spelling Matters

It also matters with job postings. Would you work for this person?

On Craigslist:
Trying to find the unusuall type. No Experiance. Jus people with something
Something diffrent. A look, a limp, crippled, a speech oddity, a weird voice
anything diffrent. maling a fun Low budget DVD.
I will pay you ten dollars per hour for your time.
Please send contact info pix to find@tvstar.com

8 comments:

  1. It's not just the spelling and grammar that are frightening about that ad!

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  2. I thought freak shows paid better than that.

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  3. «Would you work for this person?»

    The only thing I need to know to say "no" to that is the email address.

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  4. I know I'm holding out for a higher-paying freak show.

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  5. It is a scary ad for far too many reasons, but do you really mean to label as freaks people with speech or other physical impairments?

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  6. Gud greef! Mebbe they shud higher a prufreeder?

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  7. An excellent point, Nathan!

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  8. Oh my...Jus people with something Something different. A look, a limp, crippled, a speech oddity, a weird voice...
    Who is this person that wrote this? And why are they the ones doing the hiring? Scary, really scary...

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