FML : Today, I spent ages writing a draft press release as part of a copywriting job application. I worked really hard and read it through several times before...

Today, I spent ages writing a draft press release as part of a copywriting job application. I worked really hard and read it through several times before submitting. They emailed me to point out that I'd misspelled the name of the company. Twice. FML

I agree, your life sucks

You deserved it

By Typidiot - / Wednesday 25 October 2017 01:37 /

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By exileonmainst | 15

#7556423 - Wednesday 25 October 2017 3:14

Just claim that they’re lying and you’ll get hired as press secretary for the white house and eventually Melissa McCarthy will play you in no time!

By Lobby_Bee | 16

#7556487 - Wednesday 25 October 2017 8:19

Blame autocorrect, works most of the time.

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By exileonmainst | 15

#7556423 - Wednesday 25 October 2017 3:14

Just claim that they’re lying and you’ll get hired as press secretary for the white house and eventually Melissa McCarthy will play you in no time!

By Lobby_Bee | 16

#7556487 - Wednesday 25 October 2017 8:19

Blame autocorrect, works most of the time.

By Cali | 52

#7556663 - Wednesday 25 October 2017 18:50

Were the misspellings consistent at least? If not, you may just be a really bad copywriter!

By kevinsagirl2323 | 8

#7556711 - Wednesday 25 October 2017 20:09

sorry but ydi. if you can't friggin read you don't deserve the job.

By Exaspera | 53

#7556748 - Wednesday 25 October 2017 21:38

It’s always a good idea to have someone objectively proof your work. Lesson learned.

By siggy_mcsigx | 18

#7557059 - Thursday 26 October 2017 19:10

How long is "ages"? Do you know how time demanding copywriting is? You have to bang that stuff out, with accuracy. Especially if you were taking extra time to get it perfect, you'd double check things like that. YDI