WOMAN FIRED FOR USING CAPITAL LETTERS IN EMAIL. - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz...
Aug 31, 2009
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Kol Tregaskes,
Mike Nencetti,
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Nathan Rein,
diego morelli,
Charley M,
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Alex Scrivener,
Victor Ryden 美久太阿,
Victor Ganata,
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Shevonne
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whew
- Mac Sharp
Wow. I have escaped sacking dozens of times then. In fact, if I could write this in red, I would.
- dkb
LET THIS BE A WARNING TO ALL
- Stephen Mack
In my company, that'd be grounds for promotion!
- Akiva
Oh man...that's silly. Now if she had used poor grammar and bad spelling, I could get behind this.
- Anika
AWESOME. TEH LAW IS ON OUR SIDE!!!!111!!!1 DO ANYBODY NO IF ANY1 EVER BEEN TERMINATED 4 LOLSPEAK?
- Victor Ganata
LOL @Victor
- Anika
Seriously, though, is the phrase "Please do follow the below check list" idiomatic in English in New Zealand?
- Victor Ganata
"Please do x" makes sense to me, Victor. Not idiomatic, although maybe a touch clumsy.
- Stephen Mack
I think because we would say 'Please do the following." It's the same, her's is just seems more stilted.
- Anika
Yeah, stylistically, I wouldn't choose "Please do follow" myself, although it is perfectly grammatical. But I was looking more at "the below check list"
- Victor Ganata
Vicki Walker, who was a financial controller with ProCare Health, has been awarded $17,000 for unfair dismissal, and plans to lodge an appeal for further compensation.
- Mary
Victor +1 lol
- anna sauce
ohh poor she
- mamisinga
The boss was way oversensitive in my opinion. In type, all caps are interpreted as shouting. I'd probably just ask her to lay off the caps lock key. (I occasionally use all caps in homage to the late Sam Kinison. ;)
- Dennis Jernberg
Y'know, sometimes people just don't read emails well enough. Bold red and capitals certainly gets your attention when things are important.
- Charley M