Big Secret: I'm not perfect
I know, right..?...I'm sure you were all aware of this as I painfully admit this to myself. However, there's a reason I bring this up. While I realize that I'm no stranger to flaws, I do happen to take some measure of pride in my ability to communicate. As I said, I'm not perfect, but I think I do pretty well. I'm usually the guy that reads through something and I just happen to spot (and resist the urge to correct) spelling and grammar mistakes.

It's something I've done for years now; when something looks wrong, I want to correct it on impulse. I can be a real snob about it too, especially when it comes to my job. Fortunately for me, I have kept my mouth (and red ink pen) quiet when I see careless mistakes made by people who should know better. I acknowledge that this isn't right for me to say, but I tend to judge people on how they write. To me, what a person writes and how they write says a lot about them.

The reason I bring this up is because I work for someone who nitpicks me on my emails to our customers. I definitely can see how I could've reworded some things to make them sound more positive, but having her correct me on details like this absolutely makes my blood boil. It's very difficult to take pointers from someone that consistently makes grammatical errors in public communications with our customers.

There must be at least a few people out there that see the emails sent (from her) and judge her on it. I would not be able to sleep at night knowing I didn't at least make sure I sent an email without scanning it once afterwards. Sure I'm prone to make a mistake now and then, but seriously, compared to what I've seen thus far, I graduated from Cambridge and might as well have a PHD in English/Grammar.

Okay, I feel better now. /rantoff