Today, my ten-year-old sister had to write out my job application because no one can read my terrible handwriting. FML
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Today, I was forced to write a job application letter that boils down to, "I can't do this job, please don't hire me." FML
Today, my sister and I heard back from a job we both applied to. I had used the knowledge from my MBA degree to write a six-page essay for the application, while she just copied and pasted hers from a random website. Guess who got the job. FML
Today, I had to re-grade a student's assignments because neither he, nor his parents can read "Spanish." I'd written in cursive. FML
Today, I realized I am one of those people who has trouble reading their own handwriting. It looks like someone trying to write in cursive when they don't even have the slightest idea what cursive writing even is. I do know what it is. I'm just very, very rusty. FML
Today, I explained to my sister that the reason she isn't getting job offers is probably because her résumé is in Comic Sans and contains TXT language and a lot of typos. She thanked me for my help by calling me a "clueless horse-fucker" and telling me to shut my mouth. FML
Today, my little sister, who's still in high school, proved beyond a doubt she's better at my computer repair job than I am. She proved it in front of my customers and my manager, who brushed me aside and offered her a job as soon as she graduates. FML
Today, my 16 yr old cousin needed help making a job resume so I give him mine to see as an example. He changed my name to his and it got him a job right away. The sad part? I handed my resume out to about 30 places and I am still unemployed. FML
Today, I received a Saturday detention because the assignment I'd handed in had different handwriting. I've been practicing my handwriting skills for the past month. FML
Today, I wrote in my own yearbook with different styles of handwriting so my mom would think I have friends. FML
Today, I found out my handwriting is so bad that people think I write in Arabic. FML
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zingline89 18
Well I'm not sure your perfectly legible application filled out in crayon will do you much better.
doodlecloud 27
25 - That is true for some people but it's certainly not true of ALL messy writers OR smart people.
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EvilUndead 9
Why don't you just edit it on PC and print it?
nikolkaw 9
It's a job application.
eyesmile27 7
Are you a doctor?
AChipmunk 2
You should apply to med school
tj4234 36
presumably you have dysgraphia then if your handwriting is that bad. If you write in cursive, then it would help if you seperated each letter. It won't make it neat but it will make it legible.
wjh100 13
once you leave elementary school you won't need cursive except to sign your name pretty much. and also putting a space between cursive letters defeats the purpose of it in the first place.
chuka81 27
There is this awesome thing called a PC, where you type things. Try it.
CharresBarkrey 16
You've never filled out a paper application, have you?
JanisEvans 10
No. I'm too qualified for any job for which you have to fill out a form. :P
jogihoppa8343 23
its ok OP you are not the only one with that problem.
fishstick557 14
They say those who have terrible handwriting are more intelligent due to the fact they retain info quickly and write it fast hence the messy writing
salsera13 7
Why are people thumbing this down? It's a proven fact. Intelligent people often do have messier writing because their minds work faster and their hands can't keep up
fishstick557 14
75 thank you
wjh100 13
eh sometimes when I'm writing a paper what's going through my head is 3 or 4 sentences ahead of what im writing which means I'm not paying any attention to what I'm actually writing. but I won't claim that makes me more intelegent then the girl across the class who writes perfect. what makes me smarter than her is the fact that she studies 10 hours to get an a on the test while I just show up. also I think the myth about people that aee intelegent having bad hand writing more often than not is truw , but the reasoning people give behind it isn't entirely true. it probably has more to with the fact that most intelegent people are left-brained, inferring that most things they do that are in any way artistic are sub par.
wjh100 13
@#111 stop browsing fml on your phone you know you have horrible typos.
Wizzlbang 10
What's with all the ydi's? Some people just have bad hand writing, and might always will. Me and my entire mom's half of the family have piss poor handwriting. My sister and dads half of the family can write perfectly though. And don't say "hurr practice". I've been writing all my life and it's never gotten any better. Oddly enough my cursive is perfect, though. Too bad no one ever writes in cursive, despite what elementary school told us.
EvilUndead 9
You CAN improve handwriting, but most likely you'll end up writing very slowly. I.e. it'll be either readable or fast. Here's how to improve it: grab an example "perfect" handwriting, and copy individual letters as if they were pictures.
doodlecloud 27
Wait, you can write perfectly in cursive but don't because no-one uses cursive? Not only is that incorrect (loads of people use cursive, most people seem to use a combination of cursive and print) but why would you choose to write 'piss-poorly' when you don't have to just because of that? Please tell me I just read this wrong. (obviously it doesn't matter for personal notes but for important stuff I mean)
CharresBarkrey 16
You CAN practice and change it. It's stupid to think otherwise. I completely changed my handwriting when I was in 7th grade because some of my letters looked like other letters and confused my teachers. I would write sheets after sheets of letters a different way, and whenever I had to write something, I would consciously write it differently. Now I naturally write the way I changed it to.
Zebediabolical 45
Many people don't have good handwriting today because they learned to type early. Pretty much the only things I write by hand are the shopping lists and notes on a whiteboard on my fridge. If I have anything more than that, to OpenOffice I go!
monnanon 14
i cannot improve my handwriting. i am 26 and still write like a 5 year old. i even taught myself to write with both hands to combat the disibility that affects my dominant hand and it made very little difference. thankfully my job understands and most people can read my writing. i type as much as possible tho
wjh100 13
well perfect cursive is near illedigble to most people that don't use it often. and I use a mix of both in the way that most of my letters are standard morphed with cursive so I can write without picking up my pen. which just adds to the messiness of my handwriting
doodlecloud 27
Well that doesn't really solve your problem. What happens if you get hired but are required to write at your job? It doesn't have to be an office job - writing is needed for most jobs even if it's only taking a message for someone on the phone. Unless you have dysgraphia or similar, this should be a sign that you need to practise your handwriting until it's legible, no excuses. If you DO have a condition then you should do the application on a computer and explain it to the employers.
FateZiggy 2
You don't deserve it and I can relate