Eeep! That one catches me up nearly every time; I really have to think about it. What can I say, I'm drinking oolong instead of black tea--less caffeine.
Yeah. He's my hero.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
SailAweigh - Mar 25, 2015 2:22:11 am PDT #22947 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
lisah - Mar 25, 2015 3:04:22 am PDT #22948 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
My GOD, if that's who they give an interview to, who applied that they DIDNT decide to interview????
I KNOW, RIGHT?! We did interview someone who seemed pretty great so I'm encouraging the hiring manager to make him an offer ASAP.
Laura - Mar 25, 2015 3:37:20 am PDT #22949 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
So, I was interviewing someone for a tech writer position today and, when I asked his opinion of the Oxford comma, he responded "is that the comma with the dot over it?"
That just makes my day. No rage here, just laughter.
Jesse - Mar 25, 2015 3:37:39 am PDT #22950 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I would consider giving someone a pass on "Oxford comma" because maybe they know it as a different name, but THINKING IT MIGHT BE A SEMICOLON??? That's beyond the pale.
billytea - Mar 25, 2015 4:11:27 am PDT #22951 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
lisah, if knowing what the Oxford comma is would get me a job at your company, I would apply. I'd probably answer that question with, "It has its place."
Oxford?
What I like is that this guy may have found the one way to unite the pro- and anti-Oxford comma factions. Whether you are for it or against it, you can find common ground in deciding that he is an idiot.
lisah - Mar 25, 2015 5:44:57 am PDT #22952 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
What I like is that this guy may have found the one way to unite the pro- and anti-Oxford comma factions. Whether you are for it or against it, you can find common ground in deciding that he is an idiot.
Exactly!!! I did interview someone last week who didn't know the term but understood when I said "serial comma" and she had an opinion about it.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 25, 2015 5:55:23 am PDT #22953 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
It would also concern me that he doesn't know what a semi-colon is? Weird.
lisah - Mar 25, 2015 5:59:52 am PDT #22954 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
It would also concern me that he doesn't know what a semi-colon is?
Yes!!! Even more concerning was that he came off as being a narcissistic jackass.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 25, 2015 6:42:14 am PDT #22955 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't believe I'd be able to go on with the interview after that, Lisah. I'd have done a Dawn "Get out! Get out!"
"And we're done here." crumples up resume into a ball and tosses it in the wastebasket.
Burrell - Mar 25, 2015 7:23:20 am PDT #22956 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ta-Nehisi Coates
I have such a crush on him