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Just got told I was denied a TA position because I forgot a comma in my resume.

Anonymous 2d

Let me get this straight. Some universities won’t fire a geriatric faculty member who was named in the redacted files… But we could get denied a student job position because of lacking an Oxford comma in our resume… Tell me this isn’t a real situation plz

Anonymous 2d

What? I’m sorry that sucks

Anonymous 2d

I mean like if you will be grading papers it lowkey makes sense sorry

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Anonymous

#2 2d

Da the Oxford comma bro. She said my interview was great/I came prepared well. Like r we joking. And the class isn’t a paper oriented class

Anonymous

OP 2d

The oxford comma is an insane thing to get someone for. Some people just don’t use it and that’s normal. I was taught to not use one to preserve time, and I am student teaching currently

Anonymous

#3 2d

NOT TO MENTION THE TERRIBLE GRAMMAR THE ELITES USE LMAOAOAO. Grammar enforcement is just for us plebs ig

Anonymous

#4 2d

THAT. PART.

Anonymous

#3 1d

This is deadass real. She said I interviewed/came prepared well so I asked what I could do in the future to improve and she said that there were comma mistakes in my resume.

Anonymous

OP 1d

“Hello and I hope this email might find you. Perhaps a discussion can start as to why lacking a single Oxford comma resulted in my loss of a student job opportunity when corrupt and senile figures routinely make a mockery of American politics and the English language. E.g. RFK Jr. & DJT. I hope this email might find you open to ponder your own hubris. Have a day [you deserve].