Internet Spelling Errors.....

[MTK]

I'm really convinced our schools failed us when it comes to spelling and grammar. That and people are just lazy.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I'm really convinced our schools failed us when it comes to spelling and grammar. That and people are just lazy.

To this point, I'm pretty tough on it in the workplace. I have one young analyst who is very strong analytically but a terrible speller and writer. I've told him that unless you clean that up and improve it I will never be in a position to promote you, no matter how good you are at the analysis. He's young and he's got time, but it has to be taken seriously because if you can't intelligently communicate your thoughts then all the quality thought and analysis in the world doesn't get anybody anywhere.

It's a fundamental skill, if you don't have it you're nearly worthless in a corporate work environment.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

To this point, I'm pretty tough on it in the workplace. I have one young analyst who is very strong analytically but a terrible speller and writer. I've told him that unless you clean that up and improve it I will never be in a position to promote you, no matter how good you are at the analysis. He's young and he's got time, but it has to be taken seriously because if you can't intelligently communicate your thoughts then all the quality thought and analysis in the world doesn't get anybody anywhere.

It's a fundamental skill, if you don't have it you're nearly worthless in a corporate work environment.

I hear what you are saying but there are some folks where that rule doesn't exist for them. We have two senior analysis in my office who are basically math genius. They make in the $150 - $200k range. Every cost model I make has to be blessed by them before the Army ever looks at them. With that said I am shocked whenever they spell their names correctly. They have such poor writing skills.

Any cost model or presentation they put together must be hand down and then rewritten/tweaked so that it can be read at a high level.

I have developed countless power point presentations for them so that their numbers can be understood by the customer.

It amazes me but they are so good at what they do folks turn a blind eye to their spelling/grammar.