I am starting to despair?

Question

In a job application that I read today for administration in our office a girl wrote:

" I would really like 2 work 4 u because..."

Can I just let all of you that do this know right now, I will never employ you, you will never ever send letters out from my office and most other employers feel the same.

LEARN TO SPELL.

Opinions?

Thanks Tony, but if you could just write 'you' instead of u that would be a great help.

When you leave teaching....dont come to me.

Thanks Tony, I see you edited

Answer 1

The kids these days probably use the text abbreviations more than proper or spelling by far these days. They use it so much they're "conditioned" to use no other.
Did you hear about the girl that wrote the whole of her essay for her GCSE in text message speak?? Incredible

Answer 2

I despaired so much that I gave up teaching - I'd never seen such poor spelling or grammar and that was just the teachers! As a former proofreader I am a bit retentive about standards but 'children' like this don't seem to realise that it's fine to text your mates in this language, but it's not fine to apply for a job with it! It's all about context, a concept of which they have little grasp.

Answer 3

its done on purpose as part of an economic policy, the second that you bring in the minimum wage you start decreasing the value of education to subsequent school leavers and within ten years they are 50% as useful but more arrogant than the ones before (bcos they have a c and course is tougher but know less of whats on their course than a 'c' from 10 years ago)

a grade for gcse is applied to the 'average' of all grades, so if highest is 90% or even 80% you can still get a c with 60% grade in test and good coursework so some subjects are really suffering

it means that one child getting a higher or lower grade, affects the average and subsequent mark of every other which is very unfair but looks good on league tables and raises the minimum substantially

it basically leads to youngsters willing to work for less and drives the values down of menial jobs, as school leavers are often entitled to less under the minimum wage act so will jump at an extra £x ph for cleaner nights as they have no idea the going rate is £x ph and thats a good rate of pay for them, this makes the older employee insucure and means he will do more, or take revisions to keep his contract

it makes your country more attractive to large corporations that are looking for 'quick fix' solutions but leads to large short term fluctations in the jobs market and eventually leads to the kind of situation we are in now, with full employment in some areas and large areas with no take up whatsoever

labour has filled these gaps with 'public money', as anywhere that has no takeup by private corporation has had a massive boom led by the local council and now that labour has cut off funding increases to councils this has stopped dead. they did intend to replace it with local regional assemblies

BUT we all voted no on that as we are fed up of government waste i presume, so they are now thinking what to do instead ;o)

LOL

Answer 4

Ian, I once managed a project for a large local authority. A young man wrote a very long application, and told me that this was his 'dreem job'. I very nearly gave up the will to live.

Answer 5

Bravo!!

Txt spk is becoming the norm in so much of our language. Whilst it's OK for text messages (informal chat, difficult input interface, limited space), at work it's completely wrong. It screams "I'm too lazy to use proper English, and I have absolutely no idea of how to present myself in a work environment".

I wouldn't have employed her either.

Answer 6

If someone wants a job, they should atleast have the curtesy of bothering to write in simple english instead if abbreviating in text form, like a mark of respect and actually bothering! i wouldnt employ that person!

Answer 7

ur just so not down wiv the kidz!

That is pretty bad, it makes me cringe when I receive text messages or emails written like that, but in a formal letter -- that's stooping to a whole new level. I'm never sure if it's laziness or something else.

Answer 8

Totally agree. I don't know about you but trying to get anything done in the UK is a mammoth task. No one replies to you e-mails, letters or phone calls. You have to be constantly chasing them up. The kids today don't have a clue so I guess it is going to get worse.

Answer 9

i wouldn't employ them ether, but as one of the older generation i think that its becoming a new form of the old shorthand writing when taking/jotting notes or self memos.

Answer 10

Amen. Messagese is NOT the language of business or education.