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Horrible Typos

icyfroth — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:20:06 GMT

From our recruitment company's newsletter - a list of the funniest HR typos your'e glad you never

made :

"Changing to a 24/7 rotation and putting in an unpopular rota, someone mis-typed the change announcement and instead of introducing a new SHIFT PATTERN they forgot the F in Shift."

"I recall drafting a job advert which asked for 'previous experience of pubic service'."

"Recruitment advert in newspaper with additional 'Cost of Loving' Allowance!"

"Time off in loo - from an HR colleague too - unbelievable!"

"A colleague once set up her automatic e-mail signature with the salutation 'best retards'. It was number of days before she realised."

"Our people are our greatest asses."

From an employee's letter appealing against his dismissal: "I've been made an escaped goat."

"Your role demeans the need for excellent working relationships with your team."

A self-certification form listing 'genealogical problems' as the reason for absence.

Staff offered an 'exiting opportunity' when meant to be offering them something 'exciting'!

😄

Re: Horrible Typos

grandmoon — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:01:46 GMT

When I sent my resignation to my boss I wrote

"After much sole searching I tender my resignation as of 30 June."

Re: Horrible Typos

icyfroth — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:08:13 GMT

lol grandmoon , I remember a workmate filled out a sick form and he used the tried and true excuse of gastro. Didn't know how to spell diarrhoea, so he put "dire rear" 😄

Re: Horrible Typos

debra9275 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:33:59 GMT

When I called someone "busty" instead of "busy"

Re: Horrible Typos

katymatey* — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:40:53 GMT

Many years ago I used to type quotations for a German boss. He habitually wrote double bowel sink on his notes for me. I had to concentrate hard not to type the same. I also did typing for a motor garage and almost always typed Bras Leak instead of Bars Leak on invoices. Annoyed me no end to correct.

Re: Horrible Typos

mtnlane — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:47:21 GMT

When I called someone "busty" instead of "busy"

I seem to recall that making it to the Chuckle Store Deb :^O

Re: Horrible Typos

debra9275 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:52:05 GMT

😄

Re: Horrible Typos

tulip*place — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:03:15 GMT

My boss is not a very good speller. I'm alway correcting stuff, one example I can

think of atm is instead of writing" replace existing."... he writes" replace exciting."

Re: Horrible Typos

the*scarlet*pimpernel — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:27:00 GMT

I was sorting through applicants today for a number of positions we are advertising.

One bloke had Manpower Australia as a referee. As I had to call him to clarify a few points I also took the opportunity to ask him if it was manpower the male dancers.

Sadly it wasn't

I was so disappointed I forgot to ask him one of the important questions and had to call him back.

I could hear his wife laughing in the background.

Oh well, seems I'm in for another season of looking at truckies hairy butt cracks

Re: Horrible Typos

puddleback — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:25:47 GMT

Not quite the same thing but I went to a writing seminar the other day and this was given as an example of how important it is to edit every word in your document and not to rely on Spellcheckers.

Candidate for a Pullet Surprise by Mark Eckman and Jerrold H. Zar

I have a spelling checker, It came with my PC.

It plane lee marks four my revue

Miss steaks aye can knot sea.

Eye ran this poem threw it,

Your sure reel glad two no.

Its vary polished in it's weigh.

My checker tolled me sew.

A checker is a bless sing,

It freeze yew lodes of thyme.

It helps me right awl stiles two reed,

And aides me when eye rime.

Each frays come posed up on my screen

Eye trussed too bee a joule.

The checker pours o'er every word

To cheque sum spelling rule.

Bee fore a veiling checker's

Hour spelling mite decline,

And if we're lacks oar have a laps,

We wood bee maid too wine.

Butt now bee cause my spelling

Is checked with such grate flare,

Their are know fault's with in my cite,

Of nun eye am a wear.

Now spelling does knot phase me,

It does knot bring a tier.

My pay purrs awl due glad den

With wrapped word's fare as hear.

To rite with care is quite a feet

Of witch won should bee proud,

And wee mussed dew the best wee can,

Sew flaw's are knot aloud.

Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays

Such soft wear four pea seas,

And why eye brake in two averse

Buy righting want too pleas.