E-mails from senior management

[oyster]

Is it a requirement for senior managers to send e-mails completely devoid of correct spelling, grammar and punctuation?

It seems the more senior they are, the worse it becomes. Perhaps my attention to good writing is hindering my career progression.

from now on i'll not bovver n see wht happens

[Matt_N]

This could be true, my boss is terrible with spelling.

[Lastinclass]

They shouldn't be in a senior position if they do that.... any self respecting senior manager knows that you get the hired help to send e-mails to all staff. They're just better at that sort of thing.

[Mc lovin]

hop 4 mee yet den

[Hyperion]

I think so...the emails here from senior management are shocking. Spelling is usually corrected by the spell checker, but it misses everything else.

[ian_uk1975]

If you can't spell, or use correct grammar, you shouldn't be in a senior management position. Proper use of the English language is becoming a long-lost art. More to the point, it's about being an effective communicator. Being able to communicate in an articulate manner, both verbally and in writing, is essential in most senior management positions, IMO.

Edited by ian_uk1975 on Thursday 25th June 12:46

[Ray Singh]

It shows education standards are dropping in this country.

Da Muwse.

[elster]

Yes and I have generally found it is the older generations.

So can't be blamed on education standards slipping.

It seems more likely they are lazy typists.

[jesta1865]

considering where i work, its so funny when we get an edict from above and it is wrong or badly worded.

my boss seems to type so little, his emails often wind you up as they seem to be said in a short manner.

[Jgtv]

Am I correct in thinking your on the Internet in company time complaining about how lazy your manger is for not using the spell checker?

[escargot]

People on PH have senior managers?

I'm shocked and slightly disappointed. I thought the changes were supposed to weed out the underclasses?

[Jasandjules]

I think the older managers (50 odd plus) may not have completed school (I know my old director in my bank had no GCSEs (or equiv) and yet felt it necessary that all his staff be educated to at least degree level) therefore it's not standards per se but a lack of education.

The mid 20s and 30s managers have no such excuses IMHO.

[jesta1865]

Jgtv said:

Am I correct in thinking your on the Internet in company time complaining about how lazy your manger is for not using the spell checker?

Am I correct in thinking you're posting here to win laugh points when you are too lazy to use the grammar checker

[Puggit]

The emails are also completely devoid of anything interesting!

Where I work, emails from board level in the US come as HTML attachments. Great, you don't even accidently read them in the preview pane

[ALawson]

We just have a memo come around about company restructuring and it was saved as draft2.doc

[Engineer1]

Probably a combination of poor typing skills, being a busy and important person - yeah right and the fact they don't really care. After all if they are the senior person as long as you get the message who cares? it's only internal anyway, worry when they are allowed to e-mail customers or design company paperwork for customers and that has spelling mistakes and odd wording that they picked up somewhere that sounds good, my old MD was great for that he even locked the forms so you couldn't correct the spellings or alter any irrelevant terms.

[AndyAudi]

Best one I've seen was from a Senior Sales Manager regarding our

"Waist Management Division"

He got some serious abuse for that one as "Waist" was used throughout the e-mail and the Spell Chequer obviously hadn't picked it up.

His response when questioned

"Do you send e-mails to clients like that!

was simply

"Well you can't be good at everything"

Edited by AndyAudi on Thursday 25th June 13:22

[Parrot of Doom]

Looking at the content of the replies, I suggest that this is possibly one of the most ironic threads ever to be created.

[MitchT]

It reminds me of when you look through the classifieds at private ads for high-end supercars for sale and wonder how someone with such a poor grasp of basic language has managed to earn enough to buy a Ferrari/Lamborghini/Porsche/etc.

[Jgtv]

jesta1865 said:

Jgtv said:

Am I correct in thinking your on the Internet in company time complaining about how lazy your manger is for not using the spell checker?

Am I correct in thinking you're posting here to win laugh points when you are too lazy to use the grammar checker

In a way yes your correct, I did just post this to raise a small smile, but in regards to the grammar checking no I wasn't too lazy to use it I actually don't care about spelling and grammar in a forum.

As long as its not to obvious I don't bother, Its crazy how many people get picked up about it on here.