Reached out to a custom PC builder about a build idea I'll probably end up spending close to $10,000 on and their reply was riddled with basic spelling and grammar errors.
Disqualified?
Discussion
I wish there was a filter for catching grammatical and spelling errors, but I hear filters don't work, so...
Yes 👍
Probably more qualified
Yes. 💯
Vote with your money.
Don't make stupid people rich.
That person might build exceptionally good PC's. Judging the intelligence of the person purely on spelling & grammar in one email is a bit rash. Dyslexia is a thing.
I seriously doubt he’s exceptionally good at anything if he can’t be good enough at one of the very basic things that even kids can be good at. Life doesn’t work this way. There’s probably an exception somewhere, as you said he could have one of those modern diseases, but it’s not a risk worth taking for society. It’s not efficient this way. Like hiring women for military or police jobs. It’s not making the world better.
So a craftsman, say a woodworker, cabinet maker, film director, or an actor, cannot be exceptionally good at their craft if they are not good at spelling/grammar. Makes perfect sense 🙄
Not in the 21st century while working for a big retailer, no. They can be good enough. That’s it.
Why do you want to normalise and end illiteracy? I don’t understand your position.
I have an absolutely terrible time with math. Algebra 101 twists my brain so bad that even after 3 semesters & extra tuition I dropped it. When it comes to English I have no trouble at all and I had a teacher who wanted me to get into a career in writing. Some people have a hard time with writing but can be brilliant at other things, we are all different. Judging a person's ability to build high end computers on the basis of spelling & grammar in one email is not wise imo.
Grammar is basic literacy and can not be compared to algebra 101.
Otherwise I agree with your general statement.
At least it’s not AI 🤷♂️
Is english their first language?
They might build a decent PC, but it may not be the one you want.
Yeah, I'd say that's a red flag in my personal opinion.
Usually a bad sign, especially since spell check is a thing.
As someone who is a shit speller and awful at the use of the printed word. I can say that some of the cleverest people I've met are ones who most would consider "dumb" . They just see the world differently. Sooo? Nor sure.
I've spent way more than that on home contractors who had similar or worse literacy problems, and I've generally been happy. A top evaluation criteria for me is the insightfulness and forethought of the questions someone asks. If they're actively thinking about potential problems, I wouldn't care much about their literacy. If they're just just telling you "ok boss", I wouldn't hire them even if they had a PhD.
Absolutely not, Jimi Hendrix couldn’t even read music. Think about that a sec. Besides the world is overpopulated with grammar warriors sporting 65 IQs. Further contribution is unnecessary 😂
If it's your native language, it looks bad. It could be an exception for someone who doesn't speak your language.
Check Level1Techs Forums, they have community dedicated to custom specialized buidls (linux and windows workstations, servers) and I think they can recommend system builders too (like Falcon North West). There is like 1% chance that the guy was dislectic and lazy, could not use spellchecker.
You'd make a massive mistake if you disqualify over that. PC IT guys arent acedemics, they think logically not literally. They get hired into these positions because they have great IT skill not because they never make a grammer mistake. See what the builder actually built and judge that work.
Its like judging a car mechanic for this, its a car mechanic. They need to know cars and know how to do manual labor well, not letter writing.
Got a friend who is an electrical engineer & I've wondered if he has dyslexia. His spelling & grammar are pretty damn bad but he's had at least two promotions in the last ten years & he gets sent around the country to check on large projects a lot so he must be good at his job.
Spelling words right ≠ building a PC right
Case in point:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS27ol07bSo
This is from engineers who can most likely spell quite well.
Well. At least you know the reply wasn’t AI generated.
Recent email dumps showed that Epstein and Barak also had terrible spelling over email but I'd still believe those two could organize an international conspiracy to blackmail all of the most powerful people on the planet.
In my eyes this would be an instant disqualification. They may know the subject matter or they may not but I prefer those who know their own language. Furthermore, in 2025 there is literally no excuse for not using AI to clean up your grammar.
It’s sloppy. If they are sloppy with language then what else are they sloppy about?