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WTFDYW		2012-08-01 11:06:54 AM

How, about, go, f*ck, yourself~

eltejon		2012-08-01 11:41:33 AM

The guy has a point, but really needs to learn how to edit. He established his thesis, defended it, then repeated his entire premise. I only skimmed from there on.

The My Little Pony Killer		2012-08-01 11:56:30 AM

I almost submitted this article yesterday, but with a different URL. It would have been "I-wont-hire-people-who-use-poo.html"

/I don't want to be hired by someone who is more focused on grammar than how well applicants are suited to actually doing, you know, the job

TheYeti		2012-08-01 12:06:51 PM

This is surprising?

There isn't exactly a shortage of candidates out there, so why would someone hire a candidate that can't communicate at an adult level?

Thrakkorzog		2012-08-01 12:07:04 PM

Who would want to work for such an anal retentive boss? Not I.

cman		2012-08-01 12:24:17 PM

I cannot wait to see tomorrow's headline: iFixit owner sued for violating Americans with Disabilities Act

FloydA		2012-08-01 12:34:58 PM

Lsherm		2012-08-01 12:54:13 PM

On the face of it, my zero tolerance approach to grammar errors might seem a little unfair. After all, grammar has nothing to do with job performance, or creativity, or intelligence, right?

Wrong. If it takes someone more than 20 years to notice how to properly use "it's," then that's not a learning curve I'm comfortable with. So, even in this hyper-competitive market, I will pass on a great programmer who cannot write.

LOL! Not a sentance; so - there!

NowhereMon		2012-08-01 12:58:13 PM

MaudlinMutantMollusk		2012-08-01 01:19:30 PM

But is it, ok, if, I speak with, random commas?

/read that in Shatner's voice and it makes more sense

Because People in power are Stupid		2012-08-01 01:24:48 PM

This is actually about cultural adherence to principles. They also probably wouldn't hire people who were black, foreign or Jewish if it was acceptable.

Although Jews for the most part are excellent grammarians.

SnarfVader		2012-08-01 01:33:06 PM

A person won't be hired with bad grammar skills? I did Nazi that coming,

jspenguin		2012-08-01 01:34:50 PM

NowhereMon: [fullofbees.files.wordpress.com image 475x480]

www.echoesandmirrors.com

RaceDTruck		2012-08-01 01:46:54 PM

FTFA" If it takes someone more than 20 years to notice how to properly use "it's," then that's not a learning curve I'm comfortable with."

The grammar stickler ended his sentence with a preposition.

Rincewind53		2012-08-01 01:56:56 PM

jspenguin: NowhereMon: [fullofbees.files.wordpress.com image 475x480]

[www.echoesandmirrors.com image 790x423]

I love that, but he ignores that "It's" can also be correctly used to indicate "it has", as in "Well, our company regained its mojo in the last few days, but it's been a long week, and I'm glad it's over."

Varsity usage, there.

rumpelstiltskin		2012-08-01 02:35:16 PM

Rincewind53: jspenguin: NowhereMon: [fullofbees.files.wordpress.com image 475x480]

[www.echoesandmirrors.com image 790x423]

I love that, but he ignores that "It's" can also be correctly used to indicate "it has", as in "Well, our company regained its mojo in the last few days, but it's been a long week, and I'm glad it's over."

Varsity usage, there.

Also, if your name is "it", "it's" correctly identifies possesion.

vpb		2012-08-01 03:10:44 PM

RaceDTruck: FTFA" If it takes someone more than 20 years to notice how to properly use "it's," then that's not a learning curve I'm comfortable with."

The grammar stickler ended his sentence with a preposition.

He also doesn't know that the appropriate term is prig, not stickler.

serial_crusher		2012-08-01 03:11:08 PM

RaceDTruck: FTFA" If it takes someone more than 20 years to notice how to properly use "it's," then that's not a learning curve I'm comfortable with."

The grammar stickler ended his sentence with a preposition.

The professor in my college technical writing class told me there's nothing wrong with doing that, so I haven't bothered with that rule since.

NutznGum		2012-08-01 03:18:16 PM

Its terrible that their doing this.

rev. dave		2012-08-01 03:20:58 PM

Depending on the job it could make sense.
But I think this is just an opportunity for someone to express the tiny power they have in a pathetic attempt to show they are better than someone else.
I call it the McDonald's management style.

UseUrHeadFred		2012-08-01 03:21:03 PM

jspenguin: NowhereMon: [fullofbees.files.wordpress.com image 475x480]

[www.echoesandmirrors.com image 790x423]

SRSLY SO SIMPLE??

www.angryflower.com

IT IS COME TO THIS?

Oznog		2012-08-01 03:21:47 PM

I won't hire someone who starts with an interesting premise and turns it into a DRONING WALL OF TEXT.

/McDonalds still hires people who use all-caps, right? it was reasonably judicious, only for emphasis

Kanemano		2012-08-01 03:21:48 PM

JOB??? That salt farker

LeroyBourne		2012-08-01 03:22:01 PM

I feel bad for his wife, or if he's not married he'll be alone forever.

amindtat		2012-08-01 03:23:09 PM

TheYeti: This is surprising?

There isn't exactly a shortage of candidates out there, so why would someone hire a candidate that can't communicate at an adult level?

Or work for one for that matter?

www.budgetsavvydiva.com

Were they afraid their customers couldn't pronounce "fillet?"

dogboy360		2012-08-01 03:23:42 PM

Grammar Nazi thread?

Oznog		2012-08-01 03:23:53 PM

College Humor presents: Grammar Nazi

"I'm sorry, I was confused by your double negative. You see, grammar is very important to the Nazi Party..."

brimed03		2012-08-01 03:24:08 PM

Imokwiththis.jpg

Good. Tired of reading sloppy crap written by overpaid illiterates.

/farkers aren't paid, so you all are ok.

meat0918		2012-08-01 03:24:12 PM

I'd love to figure out a better way to conduct a technical interview.

I hate asking what amount to quiz questions.

Although I do have a good one now. Lead with the question, "How would you rate your C++(or C#, or SQL, etc) programming level". Invariably, they all respond "7 or 8." Then I ask the real question, "What sort of problem do you think a 6(or 7) would have trouble with. Then they tell me what is giving them trouble, it tells me more about their technical expertise than any large number of quiz questions will

Nina Haagen Dazs		2012-08-01 03:24:14 PM

vodka		2012-08-01 03:24:28 PM

These types of things are what people resort to when they don't have the skill to determine if an applicant is actually qualified or not.

GungFu		2012-08-01 03:24:29 PM

eltejon: The guy has a point, but really needs to learn how to edit. He established his thesis, defended it, then repeated his entire premise. I only skimmed from there on.

He didnt rite a thesis.

SnakeLee		2012-08-01 03:24:51 PM

I won't hire someone who think zero tolerance policies are ever a good idea

drjekel_mrhyde		2012-08-01 03:25:21 PM

2 sic can't cum 2 work
kthax bye

akula		2012-08-01 03:25:57 PM

serial_crusher: RaceDTruck: FTFA" If it takes someone more than 20 years to notice how to properly use "it's," then that's not a learning curve I'm comfortable with."

The grammar stickler ended his sentence with a preposition.

The professor in my college technical writing class told me there's nothing wrong with doing that, so I haven't bothered with that rule since.

Sometimes trying to be absolutely grammatically perfect in that regard (ending sentences with propositions) ends up making the sentence more cumbersome and harder to understand than just biting the bullet and doing it the "wrong" way.

The funny thing is that people think there's only two stances on grammar usage. There's the illiterate position that thinks it's completely useless, then there's the traditional grammar nazi who just likes to catch people out for being wrong. The fact of the matter is that the vast majority of grammar is simple enough to get right, so there's no reason to not learn it. However, once you manage to keep homonyms straight and use apostrophes properly, the truly arcane stuff really doesn't matter all that much.

But yeah, if you've gone through K-12 education AND college, if you can't get its/it's, their/there/they're, effect/affect, or apostrophes correct, you're a damn moron and I wouldn't hire you either. That goes quintuple if I run a business where we actually sell written product.

umad		2012-08-01 03:26:06 PM

The My Little Pony Killer: /I don't want to be hired by someone who is more focused on grammar than how well applicants are suited to actually doing, you know, the job

Yeah! I'm sure grammar has nothing to do with your job when you are a writer.

Sticky Hands		2012-08-01 03:26:12 PM

That article would only be worth reading all the way through if MSTD rewrote it.

bdub77		2012-08-01 03:26:13 PM

Throw me in the same boat with this guy. If your English is cringeworthy, working with you will be cringeworthy, 99% of the time.

bikerbob59		2012-08-01 03:26:21 PM

Post it's or GTFO??

Vlad_the_Inaner		2012-08-01 03:26:23 PM

Semi-colon? Isn't that what Reagan had?

// 1980's Reagan edition wordprocessor: No memory and no colon.

gingerjet		2012-08-01 03:26:26 PM

TheYeti: This is surprising?

There isn't exactly a shortage of candidates out there, so why would someone hire a candidate that can't communicate at an adult level?

Human beings manage to communicate with each other while making mistakes in almost every e-mail, instant message, fark thread, tweet, or powerpoint presentation. And we still manage to get shiat done.

/my respect for iFixIt has been falling steadily for the last year - this rant doesn't improve my opinion of them

rustypouch		2012-08-01 03:26:53 PM

TheYeti: This is surprising?

There isn't exactly a shortage of candidates out there, so why would someone hire a candidate that can't communicate at an adult level?

I agree. If someone isn't fluent in the only language they know, and have been learning their entire lives, why would I think they're competent in other areas?

SkunkWerks		2012-08-01 03:27:18 PM

People still make resumes on a typewriter these days?

Old Smokie		2012-08-01 03:28:08 PM

amindtat: TheYeti: This is surprising?

There isn't exactly a shortage of candidates out there, so why would someone hire a candidate that can't communicate at an adult level?

Or work for one for that matter?

www.budgetsavvydiva.com

Were they afraid their customers couldn't pronounce "fillet?"

I'm sure a Chik-Fil-A butthurt thread is somewhere around here

midigod		2012-08-01 03:29:01 PM

The My Little Pony Killer: /I don't want to be hired by someone who is more focused on grammar than how well applicants are suited to actually doing, you know, the job

Since he stated that his site writes tech manuals, then grammar is intrinsic to actually doing, you know, the job. Probably moreso than any other, you know, job.

RaceDTruck: The grammar stickler ended his sentence with a preposition.

I guess you didn't click on the link he so helpfully provided. Please do so.

Gdalescrboz		2012-08-01 03:29:15 PM

"I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar."

Its obvious, you don't need to explain

BigRightRear		2012-08-01 03:29:35 PM

So like 99% of the black people I know need not apply?

/ I'm axing a question

gulogulo		2012-08-01 03:29:53 PM

bdub77: Throw me in the same boat with this guy. If your English is cringeworthy, working with you will be cringeworthy, 99% of the time.

You need to edit your comma use.

/cringe.

abhorrent1		2012-08-01 03:30:16 PM

I'd rather have a cock, then suck one.

OhioUGrad		2012-08-01 03:30:21 PM

TheYeti: This is surprising?

There isn't exactly a shortage of candidates out there, so why would someone hire a candidate that can't communicate at an adult level?

Yet there are plenty of employed people out there who cannot type or hell even speak properly. I do business with or visit those places as little as possible (even fast food places, sorry slang might be cool with your friends, but it ends there).

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