Working in the non-government software development arena, I work with tons of folks abroad. My least favorite (most favorite to mock) is an extremely over-confident manager in Argentina who's grasp of the English language is equivalent of a wet noodle. This leads to hilarity as he boldly makes statements without understanding their actual meaning.
His latest shining moment of idiocy has become my new favorite. My company is slowly attempting to get more modern, and it was suggested that we interface with our technicians via Twitter. Carlos pounced on the opportunity to display his elite techy-nerd-dom and volunteered to do a presentation about it. He put together a presentation and sent out a meeting invite so he could brag about his tweet skillz. The only problem was a little typo.
He only missed a single character, and being the self-important bastard he is, he didn't check the message subject. The email went out to directors, other managers, a ton of developers and testers.
So, what service do you think Twotter.com provides?
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Really, that's a pretty easy mistake to make though.
Why is it that every time you come across a boss you can't stand, they always find some way to make themselves a target? My brother's gf works for this law firm, and apparently her boss is constantly talking about "bandwidth." The only trouble is that he applies it to topics outside the appropriate area. As in: "Do you think we have the bandwidth to handle this case? " Myself, I used to work in a restaurant and had this manager who was like a clone of the manager from "Waiting." Only he had zero people skills and was about as rude as a person could get. I kid you not, he would stand in the window and start freaking out about which steak was medium. I guess you had to be there, but it sure made it easier to deal with him.
@ EarthThatWas - Maybe it's how we survive those terrible moments, by picking apart the people making them terrible.
@Gen_Warbuff - It is a fair point. In terms of being able to communicate with the rest of the world, his fluency in Spanish (albeit the Buenos Aires dialect) and near fluency in English surpasses my own abilities. It is the intent of his communication- prideful boasting and executive butt-kissing- that I feel makes him a fair target. Sure it's an honest mistake that I would and do normally let slide, but the context of his actions make it fair game.
@Smoov_B - The etymology of slang is so darn fascinating, and yet there are so many different versions for each word. For example, in the old dictionary my parents had it said that everyone's favorite F word was derived from slang meaning Fornication Under Consent of the King.
MsCortana