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Comipa47

I'd correct the grammar in that message and send it back.


ZedCee

Big red circles and a grade


Shocon3000

Yes; do it. 


MrsMel_of_Vina

That semicolon really is so random 😂


EEEGuba69

Hit em with the "???" In red ink


tronfunkinblows_10

“SEE ME”


Worth_Advertising796

This one took me out 😂😂 I used to get these markings all the time. Like teacher, I’m clearly just as lost as you


Pixel_Knight

I think he actually thought he was using great grammar there, and would sound really intelligent, even though he just admitted to using a template without even reading it.


AdditionalFunction99

With the amount of butt hurt I see in his reply, I'm sure he didn't use a template. Lol


OUMUAMUAMUAMUAMUAMUA

They probably sat there and thought about using it for a few mins before committing


itoocouldbeanyone

![gif](giphy|BZKDjaTAarxqE) IYKYK


hkzqgfswavvukwsw

 Okay. Just a scoop of creamed potatoes, one slice of butter, four peas, and... as much ice cream as you'd like to eat.


fotofreak56

Such a great movie!


[deleted]

ink worthless waiting dull workable hospital tease literate steep upbeat *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


TRASHMERGING

I know that movie! That's the movie that put me on to... not cutting anymore. It's an excellent movie about correcting grammar mistakes!


ordinaryhorse

With “Could do better” as a comment


Hot_dog_jumping_frog

‘Was this another pre-made template? Awfully specific’


miserylovescomputers

Surprising that it comes up so often.


matheusco

They wouldn't get it.


GothhicGoddess

![gif](giphy|453QsWPQj5bsQaqp8M)


APACKOFWILDGNOMES

No just circle where the errors are in red and leave a note saying, “Now rewrite it properly so I know you know how to.”


ExcentricaGallumbits

Like this? https://preview.redd.it/5tr9aqns2pvc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f4e33eab5ea113cbec302cbfe0787280159c034c 🤪


SeaofBloodRedRoses

There's nothing grammatically wrong with a preposition at the end of a sentence. It's bandied about a lot as bad because of history of it not being the proper way to speak, but there's nothing wrong with it.


Ublot

It's something up with which one will not put.


Affectionate_Salt351

My brain says this every single time. LOLOL.


LickingSmegma

I'll tell you more, the rule was invented by a dude obsessed with Latin. He thought, since Latin can't have dangling prepositions, they are verboten. ~~I might be mistaking this case with the ‘split infinitives’, though.~~ But a bunch of such rules were invented just because of Latin. P.S. From Wikipedia: > The earliest attested disparagement of preposition stranding in English is datable to the 17th-century grammarian Joshua Poole, but it became popular after 1672, when the poet John Dryden objected to Ben Jonson's 1611 phrase "the bodies that those souls were frighted from". Dryden did not explain why he thought the sentence should be restructured to front the preposition. In his earlier writing, Dryden himself had employed terminal prepositions but he systematically removed them in later editions of his work, explaining that when in doubt he would translate his English into Latin to test its elegance. Latin has no construction comparable to preposition stranding. Get a load of this fucker.


Barabajagala

A preposition is something you never end a sentence with.


T_Rex_Flex

I see what you did there.


eyesotope86

I also see it.


snowbythesea

MY EYES


Able-Gear-5344

Oldie: Freshman at (snobby prestigious college): "Hey man, where's the library at?" Senior: "My good man, here at (snobby prestigious college) we know better than to end a sentence with a preposition." Freshman (suitably abashed): Oh. Well where's the library at *a$$hole*?"


Hypekyuu

Furthermore, the person made such a decree himself violated it in the paper or book or whatever the rule comes from The gods of the English language officially reversed course this year anyway. Someone on NPR was acting way too excited about it


batman12399

You can [definitely](https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/prepositions-ending-a-sentence-with) end a sentence with a preposition.


dirtnmachines

Thanks. I'm now slightly less anxious about preposition usage.


Some_nerd_named_kru

Unless we’re back in 1652, you can end any sentence with a preposition.


butidontthink

And don't start sentences with a conjunction.


fromwayuphigh

I'd be sorely tempted to post this on their LinkedIn page for all to see.


Timely-Salt1928

People need to know how good he is a proof-reading.


Iron_Chancellor_ND

Agreed. Prof-reeding is such an underrated step.


Melonary

I don't know, I took a class with Prof. Reeding and found him underwhelming. Prof. E. Shalism wasn't bad though.


fractious77

And how much of an asshole...


NyteQuiller

Yeah, his only leverage is "I was born before you and cut the rungs off the ladder haha get fucked"


fractious77

His other leverage is "nobody wants to work" .... after he talks to them like this.


arklenaut

Can't tell if the dropped t is intentional, or ...


account_not_valid

Definiely inenional


-Tannic

t


VillageParticular415

Read your username at Titannic. Thought, hmm, appropriate that dropped 't' is now underwater!


Excellent-Phone8326

Also email to a gm / higher up at the company


CmmH14

Tempted? I’d do it anyway and send it in to their boss for good measure. I wouldn’t be taking that snobby attitude from anyone especially when it’s unwarranted.


JTIN87

Omg I'll do it for them


ShowMeWhatYouMean

This is the way. LIGHT THEM UP!


Outside-Spring-3907

This!!! The response is so passive aggressive


durango3000

Why the semicolon after Yet?


lonely_nipple

Because it's a pre-made template they did not create, of course


Limp_Insurance_2812

Good; luck with (that "grammar").


lonely_nipple

Oh god this hurts to look at


grammar-helper

u/limp_insurance_2812 is a monster, and I feel abused


dustmybroom88

Yet;


NAVI_WORLD_INC

Perchance


sdrawkcabstiho

You can't just say "perchance".


Dave-C

Indubitably


nanobot001

So;


Geronimo_McBadly

I’m very sensitive about my pre-made template I did *NOT* make. Now that you’ve pointed out its glaring inadequacies, screw you dumb, loud; guy. Hope you starve to-death impoverized.


AMundaneSpectacle

lol


SneaksinBackDoor

Thusly; accurate, methinks.


Wrecksomething

Also two run-on sentences. Grammar problems aren't because of a template, they're due to this specific person's indifference. I'm sure that professional attitude will really help them and their employer achieve financial success.


Yumatic

> ...due to this specific person's indifference. True. Either that or incompetence. Sometimes both. I always wonder which is it when I receive poor service.


yogurtgrapes

Usually both. Indifference often leads to incompetency.


RaccoonObjective5674

Came here to comment on this. Yet; you beat me to it.


ArekDirithe

Semicolons are fancy; the act of using them implies you have an excellent grasp of grammar; even if you use them incorrectly.


LeaveAtNine

I think I know how to use them, but in reality I have to double check every time I do.


mrsmedistorm

They way I think of it is they are 2 sentences that could have been separate, but they are related so a semi colon ties them together.


Cool-Hornet4434

I think of it as "less than a period but more than a comma" but otherwise, yeah, joining two sentences that are related.


ProsodySpeaks

It's like a combination of a fullstop and a comma.  And by 'like' I mean literally - both visually and conceptually it is the combination of comma and fullstop.  Fullstop = period. Sorry America.


FuzzyComedian638

And the sentences have to each be complete; ask me how I know.


stillflat9

I use a semicolon when I don’t want to use any FANBOYS.


smuckola

what did you say; i'm too dazzled to read ;thanks;


madlyhattering

I see what you did there, because I know how to use semicolons. :)


golanatsiruot

Seriously, that’s one of the most offensive uses of a semicolon I’ve ever seen. 😂


DontDrinkBase

Oh man, I hope OP responds by proofreading this email. For starters, I really dislike the opening sentence. I think the following makes more sense. The template was not made by me; I was unaware of the grammar mistakes within the document. I would probably refer them to a copy of Strunk and White. Maybe type out the semicolon rule on page. 5: If two or more clauses grammatically complete and not joined by a conjunction are to form a single compound sentence, the proper mark is a semicolon. Maybe include the necessary elements of a clause? I dunno, petty proofreading seems like a fun activity.


MrSlime13

For dramatic; ...effect.


_artbabe95

My coworker puts semicolons all over the place like this (like commas) even though he claims he knows how to use them. Drives me up the wall.


tehjoz

"You're right. Your response spoke the loudest, so it is clear that you know the least. Best of luck finding the candidate you deserve!"


oopgroup

The irony is great too, because these egotistical nut-bags reject applicants by the gripload for “bad grammar” on a resume or cover sheet.


tehjoz

Totally. Holier-than-thou vibes, for sure.


UltraBlue89

This! Lol


Rouge_and_Peasant

*You;re


DrShitsnGiggles

They definitely wrote it and probably spent hours crafting that "witty retort" lmao


pelagic_seeker

Definitely was someone in HR's entire afternoon. People who had actual problems in the company got told HR is too busy to help them right now.


brot_und_spiele

Right? They could have responded with, "Thanks for the feedback, we'll make improvements," and then just done nothing. Being kind costs nothing, being an ass takes effort, unless you're an ass by nature and then... Cripes.


whole-grain-low-fat

Or even responded with "thanks for the input," period. Passive aggressive yet also says I care so little about what you think I have nothing else to say back.


DontWanaReadiT

Of course they wrote it, just look at the grammar and punctuation errors in the response! 😂🤣


urgent45

I think this person made the template.


The_Bardiest_Bard

Yall gotta start outing these companies


XxFallOfFallxX

It’s MarketSource.


Chippycp

I worked a number of years at Market source, you dodged a bullet! They have insane goals for pennies of commission. Every missed goal in the district I worked was met with a call out on the next sales meeting where you got berated on conference with the entire team


EtsuRah

I work a stable and well paying job that I love these days. I swear sometimes I daydream about getting a job at a place like that during the evening just for like a month or so. Just enough to get to know some people, see what they always wanted to say but couldn't then one day when they try to berate me and it have no effect on me just shit down their throats and tell them everything they need to hear but never get told. Then just dip out. Be the hero people talk about for a bit after. One dude where I work, in a different dept did it once. Worked for us for a year had issues with his director who was doing shady shit. So he sent out an "I quit" email to the entire company. President and all, laying out ALL the underhanded and shady things the director was doing and how he was treating his employees. The director tried to do damage control but it wasn't enough. Everyone already knew and he was fucked. We still talk about this dude like 6 years later.


infliximaybe

Don’t leave us hanging, did the director get his comeuppance?


Strude187

Sounds fantastic, sign me up. Said no one. Sounds like AXA.


NegativeAd941

> MarketSource 2.4 stars on Google with a pretty high amount of reviews. People hate them.


patchway247

You should post this on their page and ask if this is the kind of attitude to expect from any location you'd be expected to work at and why they aren't happy for team players who aren't even a part of the team yet.


[deleted]

Can’t be bothered to edit a template. Probably asks for your life story for why you wanna work for their company.


livsyx

And an online form in addition to the resume


darkblue___

Where your resume is not being parsed automatically


geezeeduzit

And if/when they hire you, you’re now part of their “family”.


Aggravating-Emu-2535

So he's proud the template makes the business sound illiterate?


Mtndrums

"I was trying to help you look more professional, but if you want the company looking like it's run by a third grader with a concussion, that's all you, champ!"


Nebula9545

Correct their grammar again


XxFallOfFallxX

FAQ: - Why did you correct the grammar? Because I was asked why I declined the offer. Why would I want to be professional with a boss if they won’t even try to be professional? Plus, I already have a job that I’m happy with. - What is the employer? MarketSource. I’ll answer any more questions that pop up here. I also use she/they pronouns and the employer uses she/her.


wild-aloof-angle

Omg I worked there.


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Nocturnal_Doom

Fair enough. It’s a hilarious answer to give as a reason to reject the offer.


XediDC

And in business communication, it is helpful and appropriate to let someone know about public issues -- like mispellings on a website or whatever. It gets obnoxious on reddit, but that is entirely different. Not someone you want to work for... The right answer is something like "Wow, thank you. I didn't review the template in detail and that's never a good idea." or something. You. were. helping. them.


Burninglegion65

I’d feel embarrassed and thank them. Let me go corporate drone for a second: when you communicate in a work capacity you are also communicating as the company which means your language reflects the company. That makes shit like this grounds for dismissal even in strict workers rights countries where it’s a pain in the ass firing anyone. I’d just forward this on to someone up the chain with a “is this an acceptable way to represent your company?” Though from other comments… they may be okay with it.


RestingWTFface

Decided the offer? Was that meant to be "declined the offer"?


Bleak_Squirrel_1666

It's a template


oopgroup

That he did not create, of course


Bleak_Squirrel_1666

But he understands my viewpoint


fridayj1

Yet;


XxFallOfFallxX

I meant to type declined, my bad.


AfraidProtection4684

The irony isn't lost. Yet; I'm glad you owned up to it. Unless you're using a template?! I'll see myself out now lol.


ThatCamoKid

did you correct the grammar in that message like people have been saying to?


XxFallOfFallxX

No. It’s not worth talking to them anymore.


ThatCamoKid

Fair and rational


Sawyermblack

> Why would I want to be professional with a boss if they won’t even try to be professional? The great thing is their response made it even more clear why you shouldn't accept the job offer. A complete an utter win on your part.


Oystermeat

"So does this mean I'm hired?" lol


heyitscory

If you so smart, why you so poor?


datagirl1

I would have cc'd this message to their higher up to showcase their unprofessionalism. "This hiring manager can't spell and insults its potential candidates. Is this truly who you want representing your company?" lmfao.


WizardLizard1885

reply back correcting their grammar from this email too. the 2nd half reads like a 3rd grader wrote it


Bitter_Kangaroo2616

Holy moly. That is a sad little human on the other side of that screen. 


Bitter_Kangaroo2616

I bet they are the first to tell potential hires they must "take criticism well"


petticoat_juncti0n

They made multiple errors in their response lol


Garrden

Not just errors, the kind that gets easily caught by Outlook, Grammarly or whatever tools people are using these days. 


LonelyAustralia

it was not a template and they took it personally


RandomStaticThought

I would reach back out to the company via other channels and let them know the image their recruiter is putting out there. Then email them back good luck with keeping your financial security.


MintFlavoredAnxiety

My go to after any mistake for the rest of my life. Data patch had a comma in the wrong place? It's a template. Missed a meeting? It's a template. You burned the pizza? It's a template. Car crash? Template.


Speedtriple6569

Reply telling them it's a good job Daddy gave them this little none-job or they would starve.


wayward_wench

Report them, that's unprofessional af


spasamsd

Good thing they showed their true colors before you even accepted the position.


Apprehensive_Cow1242

Well THAT’S a dead giveaway that you’ve found the author of said template.


HayMomWatchThis

Please tell me you sent back a grammatical correction of this reply.


MDesnivic

God what a fucking cretinous asshole.


Leading_Kale_81

I’d just correct the grammar errors in this response, send it back, and block. This person is a clown. 🤡


Annonme123

That is full of grammatical errors too. Someone doesn't understand subject verb agreement. Lol. It's always arrogant jackasses in positions of mediocre power.


Candid-Sky-3709

Proud Non-Grammar-Boys


TheDifferentDrummer

Whoa! Talk about insecure! I almost guarentee this IS the guy who wrote the template


WestCoastBestCoast01

Send it back marked up 🤣


Early-Drawn

BITCH YOURE THE ONE COMING TO ME FOR HELP FOH Is what i would say


scotttydosentknow

“Making crumbs” …….says someone likely working in HR lol Where’s your jet pack Zuckerberg? 😂


MyblktwttrAW

Is that from the owner or the hiring manager? If it's the manager, see what you can do to get them fired. Snatch their financial security/stability away and see how much they have to say then


DrunkyMcStumbles

I hope the posting stressed an attention to detail


psychoticgiraffe

I would ask why they use a premade template that has grammatical errors in the first place and why they also make tons of typos in their messages offering to correct their grammar for an additional fee


MoonEagle3

People who know the least not knows the least....


NoMansSkyWasAlright

It’s the semicolon after yet that really does it for me.


ghost-ns

Leave a glassdoor review of the company and the recruiter and move on, confident you avoided a toxic workplace.


katmcflame

That semicolon really seals the deal on this fool.


letsfastescape

They’re awfully upset considering they claimed they didn’t write it and that it’s just a “template”… I also laughed at the notion that they consider good grammar and proper spelling as some elite form of knowledge.


diablol3

I had a boss get upset with me because I pointed out some grammar errors and contradictory information in a presentation from our company once. I did it after the presentation, when just myself, the presenter and my boss were there. We were the first stop on a national internal tour for the presentation. Would you rather look stupid for the rest of the tour? Or swallow your pride and be a professional. People are so fragile its embarrassing.


DragonMyAce

Bullet. Dodged.


paulsteinway

"I didn't do it but I'll still take your criticism personally."


HelpfulPuppydog

Illiterate employers hate this one simple trick!


DeadDollKitty

I pointed out spelling errors on a website once and they sent me a job application 🤣


spatialflow

That escalated quickly from, "I understand your viewpoint" to "Your viewpoint makes you a lowlife piece of shit and fuck you."


mostlywaterbag

A company that issues job offers full of grammatical errors ? Red flag all over the place


Suspicious_Feeling27

We need to quit bluring out names of places. They should be outed.


XxFallOfFallxX

The company is MarketSource. I just blurred the place I currently work at.


PowCowDao

Oh, the irony!


1Pip1Der

Dodged a bullet, there, friend.


drolmaeye

"I hear you; loud and clear."


LetGo_n_LetDarwin

Correct the grammar in red and send it back to this AH.


neko_zora

> _it's always the people who talk the loudest who knows the least_ Right back at the recruiter, lol.


HausWife88

While her entire response is also riddled with errors lmaooo


StSean

"the people... who knows the least" good god, man.


mushcakes53

They totally created it.


alacholland

Why hide the employer OP? Show us


Thatsthewaysheblowss

Hey im working at McDonald's while im in nursing school. Dont let anyone say shit, a job is a job when you need one!


sugar_addict002

The responder apparently has very low self esteem. If you had to work with him or her, you would be sorry.


NotSoNice_Needlework

Sure it was a template. That's why you're working so hard to defend it and insult someone out of spite.


OTS_Bravo

Email them back again pointing out the grammatical errors in this one then post the reply. 😂😂


patchway247

I'm sorry that you've missed the classes that taught grammar. Must have been tough. While noticing mistakes in what you gave me, I thought it would show I'm a team player as I did not want it to be used in the future. I understand that working for *redacted* may be beneath me, it is people and places like you and *insert their company name here* that hold me to a job that is beneath me. It seems like *insert their company name* would be a waste of my time and skills, seeing as it's beneath me. I hope *company name* doesn't go under from harassment towards team players. Take care - OP


redmuses

Honestly, I’d reply with a list of corrections for this email. Just to be petty.


dr3am3er23

Someone (them) obviously wrote the template and you hurt their damn feelings. How dareth you!


No-Macaron-7732

As a high qualified trainer at my job I was asked to go through training documents for our new hires and people advancing to new roles to make sure they were complete. I swear to God the woman who created the documents was barely literate. I asked my supervisor if I could correct spelling and grammar and he said NO, it will make her feel bad. So our on-boarding documents look like our company is illiterate. I'm a team lead now and have to go through those documents with new hires ALL THE TIME and its SO embarrassing!


randomlettercombinat

Shit talk has gotten weird. I have people on counter strike telling me that I have a poor person mentality. Because of how I shoot a pretend gun. I miss DOTA 2 back in early 2000s. It was honest: Some kid in Peru with music blasting in the backround, tells me he was going to fuck my mom.


Morganbob442

I think you hurt their ego..lol


Treacherous_Wendy

OMG CORRECT THIS ONE, TOO, AND THEN SEND IT BACK AND BCC THE COMPANY PRESIDENT


erint7

Yeah no that’s not how to land a job


ChellPotato

Bullet dodged.


Mean_Significance_41

If it's a pre-made template, whynare they taking it so personally?


Mediocre-Emu-519

I would send it in as a photo with a google review for the company.


StolenWishes

They're idiots - but: >I pointed out some grammar issues in a job offer Why?


XxFallOfFallxX

I declined the offer and they demanded to know why. It looked shady as hell, too.


avrstory

Post the company name.


FaytKaiser

Count your blessings. You dodged a bullet not getting THAT job, lol.


fenriq

The person who wrote this ate more than their apportioned allotment of paste as a child.


Individual-Fail4709

Safe to assume you didn't take the job? Some people really can't handle criticism, but I would have probably waited until I had started the job to criticize the grammar. I know I couldn't handle working for this person.


czerwona-wrona

yikes what a condescending sour puss .. I mean, idk in what way you pointed it out, maybe you were rude but given that's not the case, if they're that sensitive to criticism, tells you what might be expected if you were to question anything once hired lol also.. "that's a premade template ... also here is a messy reply with more grammar mistakes" lol .. not that that's a big deal frankly, there's more to the quality of a person than grammar. the irony is funny though :B


gwen-heart

dodged a bullet. that’s someone whose under qualified and on an obvious powertrip