# Wanna know why you can't get a job, moron? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 24, 2006, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747 "2006-03-24T18:14:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/21 "2006-03-24T20:52:11Z")
> [@Ghanima](#): > > I also love the ones with an extra blank page at the end, what the hell is that about? Are you trying to make your resume look bigger? 'Cause I kind of noticed there wasn’t any actual writing on that last page. > > I’m dead serious when I tell you that one guy actually had this line on his resume, which was sent out in a mass email to me and ten other potential employers: > > Then there’s people who submit resumes that are totally inappropriate, like the guy who sent me his resume with the goal of a “sales position”. First, if a Word Document goes into three pages, and you edit it back to just two, it will print out three pages, one of them blank, unless you go through some special steps I don’t even remember how to do. Blame Microsoft. (Thanks **Rasa**!) Next- do you notice that large blank space there between the “…and ten other potential employers:” and “Then there’s people …”? 😕 That’s because you, like a complete moron, decided to get cute and put this "Quote: Originally Posted by Fucking Pinhead Bachelor’s : (Yea! if I ever get the money to go!) " in quote blocks. And it isn’t a quote by another poster, which is why it shouldn’t fucking be in Quote blocks as then we can’t quote it when we are replying to your post, dumbshit. :mad: There! 😛 :wally ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/22 "2006-03-24T20:53:43Z")
> [@Robot Arm](#): > > Is it just me? When I was job hunting, I checked all the spelling and grammar, and even put the accent marks on “résumé”. Did you put the accent marks on “Anal Retentive”, too? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/23 "2006-03-24T20:55:44Z")
> [@Ghanima](#): > > Then \*\*there’s people \*\* who submit resumes that are totally inappropriate I’m guessing you meant “there’re people”. Because “There is people” just doesn’t have a professional feel to it. I’m not a hard-liner when it comes to spelling, but if your rant includes grammatical errors, I felt this should be pointed out. And you’re in charge of deciding who gets to make a living with your company? based on simple errors like that? You’re fired. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/24 "2006-03-24T21:04:57Z")
> [@duffer](#): > > And you’re in charge of deciding who gets to make a living with your company? based on simple errors like that? You’re fired. “Based” should be capitalized. No job for you! ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/25 "2006-03-24T21:11:15Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > “Based” should be capitalized. > > No job for you! Goddamnit! This wireless keyboard ignores about 10% of Shift key use. And that was, um, on purpose. Yeah, that’s the ticket. Wanted to see if the OP would catch it. Thanks for ruing the fun, dickhead. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/26 "2006-03-24T21:12:22Z")
Ruining. Screw it. I surrender to the stoopid. I need a beer. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/27 "2006-03-24T21:13:55Z")
> [@vetbridge](#): > > I had an employee once who was working on her resume on **my** computer while she was on the clock. I found the resume while searching for something else. She was about to be fired anyway, for a long list of transgressions, so I thought, _hmmmm_. I edited her resume to include the word “fuckwit” buried deep within. 😃 Joys of a consulting firm. Our resume is _required_ to be up-to-date at all times. Tell the boss that you’re working on your resume, he doesn’t mind in the least (unless he asks at 9 and you are still doing it at 5). ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/28 "2006-03-24T21:14:08Z")
> [@duffer](#): > > I’m guessing you meant “there’re people”. Because “There is people” just doesn’t have a professional feel to it. > > I’m not a hard-liner when it comes to spelling, but if your rant includes grammatical errors, I felt this should be pointed out. > > And you’re in charge of deciding who gets to make a living with your company? based on simple errors like that? You’re fired. If I was posting my resume instead of a rant, then I might pay more attention. But since I doubt any of you are going to pay me for excellent spelling and grammar, I’m a bit less…concerned. I’m sorry. > [@Robot Arm](#): > > Is it just me? When I was job hunting, I checked all the spelling and grammar, and even put the accent marks on “résumé”. Wow. There’s two of them little accenty thingies? That’s just unfair. I thought I was only ignoring one. It’s like they did that on purpose, just to mess people up. Please, everyone, forgive me for my transgression. I have shamed myself and my family. > [@Dr. Deth](#): > > That’s because you, like a complete moron, decided to get cute and put this "Quote: > Originally Posted by Fucking Pinhead > Bachelor’s : (Yea! if I ever get the money to go!) " in quote blocks. And it isn’t a quote by another poster, which is why it shouldn’t fucking be in Quote blocks as then we can’t quote it when we are replying to your post, dumbshit. **falls on sword** 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/29 "2006-03-24T21:18:37Z")
Psst…you’re not hiring for a job in Ohio, are you? Because my husband’s resume and cover letter are spotless 😉 . E. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/30 "2006-03-24T21:20:26Z")
> [@Priceguy](#): > > Every version of Word I’ve ever used has it turned on by default. The squiggly lines annoy the hell out of me so I have to turn it off whenever I’m at a new computer. Didn’t mean error-tracking…meant change tracking :smack: . Although, with error tracking, if you accept an error or add a word, it still shows up as an error on someone else’s computer. That’s just Microsoft knowing what’s best for you. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/31 "2006-03-24T21:35:18Z")
Man, this thread made me realize I will NOT get that job I applied to last night. See, I don’t have MS Office on my PC, so as a result, when I make emails, I don’t have those fancy red or green lines telling me I made a mistake. Normally, I would copy and paste it into Open Office and spell check it there…but I forgot to last night. A sense of panic went through me as I opened this thread and I quickly went into my sent mail folder, copy and pasted, and BAM, two spellnig errors. I forgot an ‘e’ in advertisement, and my fingers just messed up and added a ‘w’ to aquisition. :smack: Well, I guess I’m not getting that job anytime soon. I’m really pissed, too, because it was one of the few jobs that I found that I am actually qualified to do. ---
**Author:** ![samm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@samm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samm)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/32 "2006-03-24T22:10:43Z")
> [@Ghanima](#): > > News flash: ITS BECAUSE YOU’RE RESUME SAYS YOU’RE A FUCKING IDIOT. I know you already caught the you’re part, but that its should be it’s. 😉 At my old office, we actually marked up people’s letters and resumes with red pen and sent it back to them. It was fun for us and maybe it actually helped the applicant in the future. I once submitted an application where I marked the box “NO” for the question “Are you legally eligible for employment in the United States?” No idea how I did that, but I bet they were wondering, “why are you applying then?” ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/33 "2006-03-24T22:31:32Z")
> [@samm](#): > > I know you already caught the you’re part, but that its should be it’s. I’m already dead. Nothing you say can hurt me now. La la la la la. I can’t hear you! ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/34 "2006-03-24T22:44:33Z")
All your based are belong to us! A husband is you! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/35 "2006-03-24T23:01:35Z")
> [@Ghanima](#): > > I’m already dead. Nothing you say can hurt me now. La la la la la. I can’t hear you! Never, ever, start a rant about poor grammar or spelling. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/36 "2006-03-24T23:20:59Z")
> [@Ghanima](#): > > I’m already dead. Nothing you say can hurt me now. La la la la la. I can’t hear you! See? If you’d just come out and tell the applicants the requisite physiological status required to work there, you could weed out all the Oxygen-converters that plague your inbox. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/37 "2006-03-24T23:29:51Z")
> [@Ghanima](#): > > I’m already dead. Nothing you say can hurt me now. La la la la la. I can’t hear you! **Gaudere** RULES! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/38 "2006-03-25T00:00:47Z")
> [@Sean Factotum](#): > > Is that show so boring you have to focus on typos to get any enjoyment from it? No, the show is not boring, but being the higher than average intelligent message board that we are, glaring errors tend to pop out at us. I feel the same way about “alright.” Grrrrr… I mean, You’re for Your? Honestly. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/39 "2006-03-25T00:05:59Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > That’s just Microsoft knowing what’s best for you. Yeah. I can write a perfectly fine document and the fucking thing’s lit up like a Christmas store. I’ve turned it off. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747/40 "2006-03-25T00:09:12Z")
This may be a dumb question. But how many here are deaf? If you’re not deaf, is there a reason you’re actually spending time reading the CC? I’ve watched shows with CC on if I’m keeping cursory tabs on it, but if I’m paying close enough attention to the show to catch that, the sound is on. CC errors are atrocious and have always been. I expect it to be so bad that I probably never would have noticed the Mexican/Spanish thing. For whatever reason, it seems that if you sit my Pugs down in front of a keyboard, they could piss on it and get better spelling produced. And the show would be much easier to follow as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-know-why-you-cant-get-a-job-moron/349747.md?page=3)