Fortunately Babysitters Don’t Need to Punctuate

Sigh.

babysitter looking for a job

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Reply to: see below
Date: 2008-01-16, 1:52PM EST
im a babysitter looking for a job i am very good with childeren and im great for the job, i have four years of experionse and i also have two kids of my own one is fourteen and the other is ten!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Call Linda At: 1(555-LAME)

• Location: astoria
• it’s ok to contact this poster if you are a potential employer or other principal
• it’s NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

Why would I think twice about hiring this person to baby sit for me? It’s like this:

• Someone looking for a job should take the time out to craft a well-written ad. The spelling and punctuation are ass. Even if Linda here knows how to spell, punctuate and correctly use upper and lower case letters, how well do I think she’d look after my kids if she can’t be bothered to proofread her ad?
• She has a 14 and a 10 year old. Why should they take the time to check their homework if their Mom won’t set the example? If I can’t trust her to proofread her ad, can I trust her to proofread my kids’ homework? And if she does proofread said homework, will she know the difference between a poorly written and a well written sentence? I think not.

I don’t care if you’re babysitting or looking for a job in the Rocket Sciences. You need to make a good impression. Spell check, proofread and remove all traces of lamery.

This has been a public service announcement from The Craigslist Curmudgeon.

You’re welcome.