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Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by MakeMoves: 4:24am On Oct 17, 2021
It’s the bigger picture IMO. Everyone makes an error at some point. The “am” v “I’m” was the justification. May we be right for our proposed.
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by 360command: 4:28am On Oct 17, 2021
Sixfeetbelle:


cheesy cheesy maybe Am the boss. Who knows?

Well, you did plead a case for him by mentioning his brilliance but such errors in official correspondence says a lot, you know?

If he couldn't distinguish between the two, then he probably isn't as brilliant as you make him out to be.

silly you all. You need to decolonize your mind. You all act like you are more English than the English man himself. Keep arguing on a small mistake over another man's language. A language to which you were stripped off and beaten to speak their language. A language to which they made you believe that theirs is the best. How I wish you all are talking about Yoruba, igbo ,hausa or swahili but no, your default instincts is to your colonizers. Even in matter of "language" , we still look to the west.
You all are a disgrace to the black nation..
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by hectorswag(m): 4:57am On Oct 17, 2021
izzou:
Too bad. He shouldn't have dropped him though.

But then, someone had to be dropped.

Meanwhile, can I drop my CV?

Am hardworking sad
Lol am sorry but we're not hiring tongue
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by BouquiLake: 5:04am On Oct 17, 2021
That's your loss anyways... You'll meet the guy in front and you'll remember the day you dropped him and then you'll regret dropping him. English does not equate proficiency in technically based professions unless if your firm is a publishing firm.

pocohantas:
Hello Nairalanders, I will like the house to judge this matter...







Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by whirlwind7(m): 5:23am On Oct 17, 2021
Realtord43:
Rubbish! absolute Absolute nonsense reason from your boss.

A simple error like these this can be corrected without stress. Nobody is above mistake , likewise your boss.

I don't know why it has become a norm for Nigerian Employer's employers demanding perfection from their employee.

Your boss is very wicked!

Are you done with your rants?
Listen, it is not about being wicked. It is about having a personal standard and maintaining it, no matter what.
Some disciplined people are just like that. He is the employer, and reserves the right to recruit the candidate he deems near perfect for the job.

Lack of principles or standard is what brought this sorry country to it's knees. I mean, most of you ended up making a Buhari your president.

So, when or if you establish your own business, you are free to recruit every half baked job seeker you meet because 'a simple error like "these" can be corrected without stress'

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Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by Kayjoshy: 5:24am On Oct 17, 2021
o9o9:


I totally disagree with this.

I converse a lot with native English speakers in multiple cross functional roles. If i had a dollar for every mistake or typos lots make , i would be a millionaire.

It is only in Nigeria we carry English on top of our head like Ijebu garri. They are interns and mostly fresh out of school or someone learning a new skill in a work environment. The threshold of capabilities for such team members is always set extremely low and showing up and showing a will to learn should be more than enough to grant you a sit.


They just lost a talent because of their irrational thinking. I am so glad for the young man. The OP should please even send me the details of the guy. I would hook him up to something far better than wherever he is coming from.
Reverently, this is the best comment so far as.
God bless your for your kind-heartedness. Respectfully, I wish the guy would be connected with you for something better. Nevertheless, humbly, I shall sincerely appreciate if you can help me too as well.
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by toprealman: 5:58am On Oct 17, 2021
pocohantas:


I know someone has to be dropped, but the guy seems bright and is humble.

Am not going to collect your CV

You Boss is too conventional, he will definitely struggle with top quality personnel.
Imagine telling a quality IT professional that he will be dropped because of an irrelevant typo.
Will you sack a professor whose native language is not English for silly typo errors? An authority in his field!
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by Daboomb: 6:13am On Oct 17, 2021
TruthHurts1:
Elon Musk recently used "AM" instead of "I'M" or "I AM" in a tweet and the world didn't come to an end. All the same I can see where your boss is coming from. Using "AM" in a tweet is not the same as using it in an official correspondence.

The problem with Nigerian employers is that, due to the unimaginable level of employment in the country, No Thanks to "Mr. Kwaraption", they think they are doing the Applicant a favor and their life will end, if they dont get that particular job. grin
Hence, they get very picky on inconsequential things.

If you want to test a Candidate on "Use of English", by all means do so but do it with a standard test in that area.
Nigerian employers also get carried away and think they are some sort of 'god'!
If an applicant has demonstrated sound ability in the job you want him for, minor errors in English should not deter you from employing him.
You will be shocked, that if we ask the Oga to bring out his own O'Level Results, he probably has an Ordinary P7 or maximum of C6, if not F9 in English, and here he is, forming Mr. Queen's English. grin

On the other hand, l think young people of today have no regard for the Syntax, Grammar, Lexis or Structure of the English language.
Probably because all they do is "Chat on WhatsApp", using acronyms, SnapChat and send Emoticons undecided grin
They cant even write a full page essay or read anything more than one paaragraph!
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by Dotman2210(m): 6:22am On Oct 17, 2021
o9o9:


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

You've said it all bro, valid points you raised there they are interns and should be allowed to make mistakes and learn from it
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by Daboomb: 6:24am On Oct 17, 2021
whirlwind7:


Are you done with your rants?
Listen, it is not about being wicked. It is about having a personal standard and maintaining it, no matter what.
Some disciplined people are just like that. He is the employer, and reserves the right to recruit the candidate he deems near perfect for the job.

Lack of principles or standard is what brought this sorry country to it's knees. I mean, most of you ended up making a Buhari your president.

So, when or if you establish your own business, you are free to recruit every half baked job seeker you meet because 'a simple error like "these" can be corrected without stress'

If he was recruiting for a Post that has to do with Linguistic or Diction or say Customer Service/Front End, where such errors impact the bottom line, maybe that will matter otherwise, it is an over-kill, to sacrifice an Applicant you rate so highly in Aptitude, for such mundane mistake or was he actually Testing for Perfection in English?.

I hope your Office has nothing to do with Production or STEM. undecided

BTW: I hope he is not paying Peanuts, for all these his 'Grammatical Gra Gra'? undecided undecided grin
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by proclinician: 6:27am On Oct 17, 2021
pocohantas:


He could be an asshole, but I beg to disagree with this. My boss is very unbiased.

I don't know why I feel like the CEO should get to read this post and the rest will just be history.

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Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by jaxxy(m): 6:28am On Oct 17, 2021
2braithe:


You mentioned that you refrained from using it in both casual and formal setting in which NL is also casual.

Those are not even abbreviations,they are shorthand which one should avoid too.
I once heard of a waec student who wrote his essay in shorthand i.e 4 instead of "for".He scored zero.



U are simply deviating from what I clearly stated to what is in ur mind. I have no business what what u are saying and going on about as that was not what I mentioned in my initial statement which ure twist to whatever u have in ur mind.

What I said is use of Am and I’m in formal or casual setting. Is any of these abbreviation or short hand?? Or did I state I’m critical about abbreviations or shorthand?? undecided what’s my business with this unnecessary line of argument?

If u want to go into another argument finish the one u jumped into then bring up whichever that suits u if I’m interested I can oblige. I don’t go in unnecessary arguments I clearly didn’t make a any initial statement on.
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by NoToPile: 6:35am On Oct 17, 2021
I have one intern assigned a( well loaned to me from another dept since his distance is quite far to their own area office and he's closer to mine) to me now and his attitude is not it at all. I will call him , he would pick and wouldn't say hello, when I look at the timer to confirm if someone has truly picked I would say hello and he would answer 'yeah' grin grin grin.

We work mostly on the field, he's working from home, compiling some data on excel and I have to forward some info to him on watsap, Dude won't even acknowledge grin

I had to tell him that you read messages and you acknowledge.

I wanted to think he doesn't know but he knows what is right and is nonchallant about it, the attitude is 'after all there's no guarantee I would be given a full time employment'

Just one week working with him I am gradually getting pissed, its a wrong way to even address a fellow intern not to talk of your boss.

Is he good with the job he's doing- Yeah
Is his attitude right- No

If employed he can't survive the agency I work with for one month with that attitude. Lailai.

My former boss wouldnt even recommended him for this simple reason.

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Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by emmy512: 6:40am On Oct 17, 2021
I too hate when am is used instead of I'm.

We all make mistakes, grammatical errors etc but some errors are just to noticeable that having them in a written content feels somehow.

BY the way languages evolve, I'm certain am will become mainstream for informal conversations just like Elon used on his tweet but it'll never work on a formal note
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by lookingfly: 6:46am On Oct 17, 2021
pocohantas:
Hello Nairalanders, I will like the house to judge this matter...







grammar this, grammar that.......na our mother tongue! With all the grammar we don speak/write 1$=#570........china and Japan de speak this grammar so, but their economy de bam.
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by Kylekent59: 7:02am On Oct 17, 2021
Sixfeetbelle:


cheesy cheesy maybe Am the boss. Who knows?

Well, you did plead a case for him by mentioning his brilliance but such errors in official correspondence says a lot, you know?

If he couldn't distinguish between the two, then he probably isn't as brilliant as you make him out to be.


You are here criticizing the applicant, but your English is bad.

Look at your grammar

"Such errors" is plural and should go with "say", but you used," says"

I marvel at how you scaled through.
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by Nastydroid(m): 7:03am On Oct 17, 2021
Why is this post making front page again
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by azpekuliar: 7:05am On Oct 17, 2021
@Pocohantas

You and your boss are also wrong for encouraging the use of "I'm" in formal writing. It is wrong. It should be "I am.." Clearly, both of you would fail my own essay test grin
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by ThatFairGuy: 7:10am On Oct 17, 2021
Lots of graduates are making these mistakes, they seems not to know the difference. Very appalling. This is elementary English

Using
Were for where
Their for there
Am for I'm
Its for It's
And vice versa.

I won't overlook as well, but would correct and consider him for the Job
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by MoneyTrees(m): 7:11am On Oct 17, 2021
pocohantas:
Hello Nairalanders, I will like the house to judge this matter...








Your boss is a zombie
He should gettout & fvck off with his internship
Because my China woman wer dey pay in $$ no even get time to notice that kind of difference.
zombies always forming intellectual on top borrowed language

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Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by smasher1(m): 7:27am On Oct 17, 2021
Realtord43:
Rubbish! absolute nonsense reason from your boss.

A simple error like these can be corrected without stress. Nobody is above mistake likewise your boss.

I don't know why it has become a norm for Nigeria Employer's demanding perfection from their employee.

Your boss is very wicked!

Absolutely wrong. Small things count. That's why some get better results than others, because of major grammatical blunders. Let's all learn to fix our errors. Besides the boss had options, that's why he saw that. For human, they'll definitely be biased, because they are not God, who can see the person deep inside.
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by smasher1(m): 7:30am On Oct 17, 2021
pocohantas:


He could be an asshole, but I beg to disagree with this. My boss is very unbiased.

Your boss got to, and remains where he is by paying attention to details. He may be a perfectionist, but people need to pay attention to small things like this. It matters a lot. I see people posting two to three sentences on social media full of errors. Why not proof read it before posting or correct it after posting? It matters a lot, to people who want to keep succeeding.
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by smasher1(m): 7:35am On Oct 17, 2021
Sixfeetbelle:
I hate when people use 'Am' instead of 'I'm' and I believe it, in a way, says a lot about the person's English literacy abilities. It's also like how some mistake usages of 'their' and 'there' or 'where' and 'were'.

I know something like an IELTS exam would not condone this error so I totally understand why your boss did what he did and commend him for it.

To all those shouting 'your boss is wicked', you are allowed to make this same mistake on a standard assessment examination for a high paying job.

It's best to write I am, and save oneself such embarrassment. The boss is not wicked. Although, he is hiring interns, he won't just hire someone because she's beautiful or he wants to make her his girlfriend. He would definitely hire the best to grow his organization.
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by Fastlinkpro: 7:39am On Oct 17, 2021
I bet with my two balls, give your boss an Easy he will make an error . Idiot.
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by Psoul(m): 7:40am On Oct 17, 2021
pocohantas:
Hello Nairalanders, I will like the house to judge this matter...

That's the problem we are having in the country. We want people that can speak English from here to Britain but no technical ideas that can put food on the table.
That's why I like Indians. If you like speak English better than the Brits, they'll always value that person that knows the practical job than the English blowing person.

I told the owner of the school my children attend that I don't just want English speaking children. I want children that will come out wt enough thing in their heads to be able to carry them far in life. Told her that I want them to understand mathematics so well cos it's the foundation of life.

In as much as it's good to know how to speak English very well, but it's so petty for your boss to drop those candidates cos of that error. They were not in English education exam. Your boss should also know that there are also some grammatical blunders he's also committing.







Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by uchdavinci: 7:48am On Oct 17, 2021
I understand how irritating those errors could be but denying someone a potential life opportunity because of a correctable mistake.
Secondly, did your boss think of what the guy could offer your establishment... that guy is not coming to the company for essay writing. I would take him even with several other of those mistakes and figure out a way to use him
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by petitejolie(f): 8:02am On Oct 17, 2021
Tomorrow ur boss will bite his finger wen that guy hits it big in life with his AM.
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by seanjy4konji: 8:09am On Oct 17, 2021
person weh go help you no go ever look at that...

Focus on God.
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by hefeeluv: 8:10am On Oct 17, 2021
Sixfeetbelle:
I hate when people use 'Am' instead of 'I'm' and I believe it, in a way, says a lot about the person's English literacy abilities. It's also like how some mistake usages of 'their' and 'there' or 'where' and 'were'.

I know something like an IELTS exam would not condone this error so I totally understand why your boss did what he did and commend him for it.

To all those shouting 'your boss is wicked', you are allowed to make this same mistake on a standard assessment examination for a high paying job.

C'mon will IELTS score zero with a single sight of an error uhn, that's y there's always a range of percentage error perhaps grammarly application won't be necessary to the English man if they were perfect with their own language.
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by KingMack(m): 8:13am On Oct 17, 2021
Them say small sheet dey spoil nyash too
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by alphaNomega: 8:14am On Oct 17, 2021
I think the boss should contact the applicant citing his reason for rejection. That's the only way he can help if he really wants to.

I also cringe when someone uses "am" instead of "I'm"
Re: My Boss Dropped An Internship Applicant Because Of This by pure35: 8:16am On Oct 17, 2021
the need mr perfect,not a fast learner,their MEAN

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