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Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by Keketu(m): 10:20pm On Feb 06, 2021 |
pocohantas:hi good morning please |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by nitlad: 4:17pm On Feb 21, 2021 |
That ‘am’ & ‘I’m’ misuse dey vex sha... pocohantas: Lol Na elementary gbagaun your oga fit spot. Working for a boss wen nor dey tolerate gbagaun, it’s a miracle you still have a job if “sporadically” is the adverb of choice there. Meaning, you o, your oga o, una English nor perfect like that, yet una want perfection from the applicant. No joy! 7 Likes |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by pocohantas(f): 4:30pm On Feb 21, 2021 |
nitlad: Well, if you read me clearly, you will see the decision wasn’t mine but his and yes, he gives it to me sometimes. However, I am not an intern and it’ll take more than a single grammatical error, let alone the wrong use of adverbs for me to be dropped. Definitely not by his sole decision. We are not forming perfect, but some errors just stare at you in the face, making it hard to ignore. “Am” is one of them. Thanks for the correction. 2 Likes |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by The5DME(m): 5:15pm On Feb 25, 2021 |
pocohantas:Hello! Good evening ma. Please, can I discuss something with you if you don't mind? |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by pocohantas(f): 5:35pm On Feb 25, 2021 |
The5DME: Do send a mail, Sir/Ma. Make we dey whine ourself na. |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by The5DME(m): 6:08pm On Feb 25, 2021 |
pocohantas:I'm a male. I'm not attacking you. It's really urgent. |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by mayorcon(m): 10:08am On Feb 26, 2021 |
Whao! see how a simple mistake can ruin someone's journey. That is pathetic though. |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by InvertedHammer: 9:52pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
pocohantas:/ As long as the candidate understands that the world does not revolve around your boss, he should be alright. / 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by moshino(m): 9:53pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
TruthHurts1: Elon Musk is a $Billionaire, he's not looking for a job. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by abbey621(m): 9:55pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
Any company that is so rigid is not a company meant to norture and grow young minds, your company probably did the applicants a favor, imagine working under such an atmosphere? Tueh! 5 Likes |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by einsteine(m): 9:55pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
The reason your boss can get away with such is that 1. Most jobs today don't really require exceptional people. In other words, any cog on the wheel can fill in. So it really doesn't matter who you pick for the job. If the guy truly offered something spectacular to the company, he wouldn't even have to do an aptitude test. 2. There are so many people available so you can use arbitrary standards to select people. 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by Nobody: 9:55pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
Nigerians can abuse their position; Hmm! I'm pretty sure your boss is not a grammarian. He/she makes mistakes as well. 1 Like |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by flokii: 9:56pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
It annoys me too frankly speaking.. errors like that shouldn't leave elementary class with any serious-minded person. How will you say "am" instead of "I am" or "I'm".. b0mb dey your head ni? I know most people don't get shortlisted for or even fail interviews cos of silly grammatical blunders like that. Really annoying. |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by KinSlayer: 9:56pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
pocohantas:I will report you to your boss |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by pocohantas(f): 9:56pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
InvertedHammer: Lol. This happened a long time ago na. The guy must have long moved on. Never saw him after that. Just saw the thread is on FP. |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by Mac2016(m): 9:57pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
MickzyDonald:It's actually not a simple mistake. It's one of the developments from social media cos of limited time and space for words. I had to read over any writeups then before submission cos someone of them found a way of entering our real writeups forgetting that we had left the social media environment. Always watch out for cos, pls, am etc 1 Like |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by guuudy87(m): 9:57pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
Being smart and intelligent are 2 different things entirely. |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by joyandfaith: 9:58pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
pocohantas: Are you guys involved in teaching English in any way? English teachers do make mistake. |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by harmargedon: 9:59pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
TruthHurts1:there a difference between American English and British English. We speak British English and not the other way around. The British consider American English to be pidgin, so Elon musk can write whatever he feels like, he's correct judging from American standard. |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by Nmezor(f): 10:00pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
How many times will this thread grace the FP? |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by soliufiljannah(m): 10:00pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
I remember my essay competition in high school. I was almost dropped because I wrote letter "i" in small letter instead of capital letter. "Whenever it stands alone, it should always be written in Capital" Says my english teacher. 1 Like |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by Nobody: 10:01pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
Read this thread a long time ago |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by oloshun(m): 10:01pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
Truth be told, if Professors are perfect, why need an editor for their book publishing? If English was perfect, why do English themselves study English as a course. That means the world revolves around continuous knowledge acquisition. If the boss knows it all, he should be contesting with the Jeff and the rest, yet those make mistakes. It is just a common thing in our society to expect faults than capacity. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by harmargedon: 10:02pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
pocohantas:the Americans use Am, British use I'm. We speak British English, so it's wrong to use Am. |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by pocohantas(f): 10:02pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
joyandfaith: I have complained of that my boss too much. He would request for interns, but when you bring them, he starts looking for how to sack them. Nmezor: Maybe a similar one, but not this one. I forgot I created the thread sef. harmargedon: Hmmmm |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by oloshun(m): 10:03pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
harmargedon: I disagree respectfully. This is out of context. The pattern is different but there is standard between the societies linguistically. 1 Like |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by toujurs: 10:04pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by Klass99(f): 10:05pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
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Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by Nobody: 10:05pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
pocohantas: Twitter is not the SI unit of grammar. |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by o9o9: 10:05pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
pocohantas: You seem to be in a none structured work environment. If you were, your "boss" wouldn't be reviewing essays of interns. Also your boss must suck a lot to work with. Good for the interns they didn't have to put up with such an insufferable person. They are interns. Not English professors. Also why would his personal irritation overshadow logical thinking? A true test of competency is not graded on just writing essays. Character checks, tenancity, ability to be able to make mistakes and develop are key areas. The weighted average of these with communication skills and appearance is what should form the basis of hiring people. To not consider other skills and see this as a learning opportunity for the interns is like someone who has a huge ego issue and definitely should not be managing people. He should pull up his evaluation file from when he was an officer/Analyst and let's see how good he was and never made a mistake. Mtswwwheeewww 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by Amanstailored: 10:05pm On Oct 16, 2021 |
That error speaks more of your boss's character than of the young mans. Sometimes what might be the criteria or criterion in deciding who stays or who goes might just be a mistake as insignificant as this. While I understand how much you wanted this guy to get the job. I think your boss acted on instinct and gut and sometimes that's what CEO's need when the chips are down. I once texted a friend saying I am greatful and the next thing he said was if you took all the pain to type greatful wouldn't it be the same time it would take to just type the correct form of the word "grateful". Besides greatful has the exact same letters as grateful but one is wrong and the other is right. I guess my point is the young guy will look back at this experience and learn an important lesson. Which is anything worth doing is worth doing right |
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