Spelling lessons needed...apparently

[Borg 386]

So this weekend I decided to empty out the digi cam saw this picture I captured about 1 1/2 months ago.

Do they teach spelling nowadays?

 

[Carl Lawrence]

There should be a dictionary in every workplace.

 

[strollin]

Maybe the person who did the sign was dyslexic?

 

[smarteyeball]

Do they teach spelling nowadays?

Not really.

It's hard to be taught by someone who doesn't know how to spell themselves


BTW, what exactly is a BOWIS supposed to be?

BOWLS or something else entirely?

Ta leest thay tyred

 

[mpcrsc562]

Do they teach spelling nowadays?

Not really.

It's hard to be taught by someone who doesn't know how to spell themselves


BTW, what exactly is a BOWIS supposed to be?

BOWLS or something else entirely?

Ta leest thay tyred

Come on Smartey Eyeball (I was one of them who thought that too! )

Everyone who is anyone knows that BOWIS is the meat they serve at Burger King! :shock:
:roflmao:

 

[The Howling Wolves]

Ok, I'll man up!
I lerned dem how to spel and i'm w8ting fur my rep badg!

 

[CarlTR6]

Do they teach spelling nowadays?

Not really.

It's hard to be taught by someone who doesn't know how to spell themselves


BTW, what exactly is a BOWIS supposed to be?

BOWLS or something else entirely?

Ta leest thay tyred

Sadly, that's the truth!

 

[LADYPINKtomato1]

What about counting your change back to you ???.. now that's sad..
they will stand and just look at you... having no idea how it's done.

 

[whs]

That does not amaze me at all. As to a survey they did in New Jersey last year, 35% of the 8th graders can neither read nor write - but I guess they can flip burgers.

 

[The Howling Wolves]

What about counting your change back to you ???.. now that's sad..
they will stand and just look at you... having no idea how it's done.

I always give them more than enough money to see if they can do it their head or need the computer to figure it out.
They aren't even teaching them the 3 R's

 

[CarlTR6]

What about counting your change back to you ???.. now that's sad..
they will stand and just look at you... having no idea how it's done.

And that is a sad commentary on the so called "Life Skills" being taught in our government schools. If the computer does not show them the amount of change due, they cannot make change.

 

[noobvious]

I see this in my workplace too. One of my bosses, who is a delightful guy that has a master's degree in psychology, simply cannot spell. A couple of the others are just as bad. Any sign they post, throughout the employee-only areas, is a possible candidate.

The most recent example? A sign that ended with the phrase, "THANKS, MANAGMENT". Forgive the caps....this is why they post so many misspellings, because they insist on using all caps, which does not allow them the use of spell check, which they so desperately need. Thank goodness that the last time the restaurant's menu was revised, that they let me proofread it before they had all the copies printed! :shock:

Even worse than all the improper spelling, is the kitchen managers' (two brothers) insistence that you pull things out of the freezer to "un-thaw" them. This grates on me every single time I hear it, but I have given up on trying to correct it. And no, this is not a fast-food place, either.....I might be a little more forgiving of their failings if it was!

 

[Borg 386]

What about counting your change back to you ???.. now that's sad..
they will stand and just look at you... having no idea how it's done.

I go by this BK frequently because it's close by. It's happened more then a few times, that the the total came to $5.45 or something similar.

Most of the time, if I hand them a $10 and a $1 to get $5 and some change back, the general response is "Oh, you gave me one dollar too much"

There was one time the total equaled $5.30, I handed the person $6 and a nickle so I could get 3 quarters back. The person looked at me really confused and called the manager over.

 

[whs]

What about counting your change back to you ???.. now that's sad..
they will stand and just look at you... having no idea how it's done.

I go by this BK frequently because it's close by. It's happened more then a few times, that the the total came to $5.45 or something similar.

Most of the time, if I hand them a $10 and a $1 to get $5 and some change back, the general response is "Oh, you gave me one dollar too much"

There was one time the total equaled $5.30, I handed the person $6 and a nickle so I could get 3 quarters back. The person looked at me really confused and called the manager over.

These stories happen to me several times per week - but interestingly enough only in the US, not in Europe. Maye in the US because there are always those odd amounts due to the sales tax.
E.g. the total is $7.19. So I give the person a $10 bill which she types into the register. In the meantime I found 19 cents that I hand to her (or him). Total confusion from then on and no mathematical explanation can clear up the mystery.

 

[blackroseMD1]

Saw this sign in Atlanta...

 

[Lordbob75]

What about counting your change back to you ???.. now that's sad..
they will stand and just look at you... having no idea how it's done.

I go by this BK frequently because it's close by. It's happened more then a few times, that the the total came to $5.45 or something similar.

Most of the time, if I hand them a $10 and a $1 to get $5 and some change back, the general response is "Oh, you gave me one dollar too much"

There was one time the total equaled $5.30, I handed the person $6 and a nickle so I could get 3 quarters back. The person looked at me really confused and called the manager over.

These stories happen to me several times per week - but interestingly enough only in the US, not in Europe. Maye in the US because there are always those odd amounts due to the sales tax.
E.g. the total is $7.19. So I give the person a $10 bill which she types into the register. In the meantime I found 19 cents that I hand to her (or him). Total confusion from then on and no mathematical explanation can clear up the mystery.

The sales tax on food here is like 9.1%, in addition to any other odd change amounts (such as $0.99 for a burger) and then there is like a 3% credit card charge (if used).
You never get nice even amounts (though I did once).

And also, no, they can't spell. Nor can they get your order right, or understand you (assuming you can understand them).
Though I am glad it is the stupid ones working there, and the smart people are actually doing important stuff (like teaching )

~Lordbob

 

[The Howling Wolves]

I go by this BK frequently because it's close by. It's happened more then a few times, that the the total came to $5.45 or something similar.

Most of the time, if I hand them a $10 and a $1 to get $5 and some change back, the general response is "Oh, you gave me one dollar too much"

There was one time the total equaled $5.30, I handed the person $6 and a nickle so I could get 3 quarters back. The person looked at me really confused and called the manager over.

These stories happen to me several times per week - but interestingly enough only in the US, not in Europe. Maye in the US because there are always those odd amounts due to the sales tax.
E.g. the total is $7.19. So I give the person a $10 bill which she types into the register. In the meantime I found 19 cents that I hand to her (or him). Total confusion from then on and no mathematical explanation can clear up the mystery.

The sales tax on food here is like 9.1%, in addition to any other odd change amounts (such as $0.99 for a burger) and then there is like a 3% credit card charge (if used).
You never get nice even amounts (though I did once).

And also, no, they can't spell. Nor can they get your order right, or understand you (assuming you can understand them).
Though I am glad it is the stupid ones working there, and the smart people are actually doing important stuff (like teaching )

~Lordbob

If the smart ones are teaching and the final product are the stupid ones taking your order then you have no one to blame but yourself.
:roflmao::roflmao:

 

[Lordbob75]

If the smart ones are teaching and the final product are the stupid ones taking your order then you have no one to blame but yourself.
:roflmao::roflmao:

Not entirely. There are some that just don't wish to learn...

~Lordbob

 

[The Howling Wolves]

If the smart ones are teaching and the final product are the stupid ones taking your order then you have no one to blame but yourself.
:roflmao::roflmao:

Not entirely. There are some that just don't wish to learn...

~Lordbob

And those are the ones flipping burgers and trying to give us the correct change!
Fortunately I was blessed with some great teachers. They don't make them like they used to.

 

[Lordbob75]

If the smart ones are teaching and the final product are the stupid ones taking your order then you have no one to blame but yourself.
:roflmao::roflmao:

Not entirely. There are some that just don't wish to learn...

~Lordbob

And those are the ones flipping burgers and trying to give us the correct change!
Fortunately I was blessed with some great teachers. They don't make them like they used to.

Agreed. I had pretty good teachers too luckily.

~Lordbob