spelling on this board sucks

I don't throw most applications in the trash, just a few, though most applications ahve spelling errors.  But since I'm on the subject of employers' pet peeves, I hired a guy last year, 19 years old and very smart.  I noticed one day he took over half an hour to mask off a beam before we painted, that should have taken about ten minutes.  He was "fidgeting" with something in his hand, and when I asked him about it he confessed to texting, which up to that date I didn't know about.  So I told him to leave his phone in his truck, and he could check for messages at lunchtime, and when he got off work at 4:30 each day.  Two days later he was at it again, on the clock, so I fired him.  His mother was so upset with me!  I found out later it was his own mom he was texting with...  
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NW Montana
Where the pavement ends and the fun begins  
2005 KTM300exc

Still he was using up your time.  If she would have just called him and got the conversation overwith he would not have had that problem.  I think you were still right to let him go.  You did warn him after all.  

Bill H.
Temperance, Mi
2000 CR250R
1991 YZ125

thanks bill, of course I'm always right to let anybody go.  JMO  
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NW Montana
Where the pavement ends and the fun begins  
2005 KTM300exc

I think I'm gonna lay myself off this week, and start collecting unemployment benefits...  
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NW Montana
Where the pavement ends and the fun begins  
2005 KTM300exc

are you serious paul?? thats pathetic a 19 yr old texting his momy wow i would have laughed him off the job site hahah that made day Paul
DavidS  
i take a lot of pride in what i am

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local: north east Oregon

terrain type woods with lots of roots & rocks

Texting is really a waste of time. How much info can you possibly get into a small message? It takes forever to have a conversation.  


2 strokin till I die. Which I hope aint soon.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

1994 CR80

haha its a stupid thing that should only be used minimaly
DavidS  
i take a lot of pride in what i am

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ride: 02yz426
local: north east Oregon

terrain type woods with lots of roots & rocks

2rideagain:
Texting is really a waste of time. How much info can you possibly get into a small message? It takes forever to have a conversation.

i prefer texting to talking...i can just say what needs to be said and leave it at that...no awkward "hi, how are you"...hahaha  
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"Only the desert has a fascination to ride alone in the sun in the forever unpossessed country away from man. That is a great temptation."
--D.H. Lawrence

You are so limited in what you can say in a text though. Its fine for asking a quick question but there are people that text back and forth all day. Some teenage girl had over 2000 texts in one billing period just recently. Thats insane.  


2 strokin till I die. Which I hope aint soon.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

1994 CR80

Since becomming recently single I find myself texting far more than I ever imagined.  Not because I want to but it's what the girls want to do now.  Much like these boards they can hold conversations at their liesure. (another misspelling I think). I much prefer the old way of greetings and setting a tone with hearing the other persons voice.  There is too much unspoken language between people that gets missed when we just write to one another.  

Bill H.
Temperance, Mi
2000 CR250R
1991 YZ125

thast aighlright bill snds reallygood do u loike yare new sledd? dus it goe fast or dus ti tke gas i lkieto txt my freidns ist fun.  
RIP old dirtrider

Its time to bring this thread back up as a reminder.  


2 strokin till I die. Which I hope aint soon.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

1994 CR80

How would you set the auto spell checker on an XP?  the one where it underlines in red and offers options?  
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North Carolina

If you run Mozilla, you can have spell checker!  
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