Would you employ this person to work on your yard??

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Nearly all our yard staff are dyslexic. There have never been any incidents as a result of it. The fact that they'd struggle to read a novel doesn't mean they can't understand a feed board or read "please don't turn out xxxx today" in big writing on a whiteboard.
 
bikerchickone said:
I wouldn't like to say if the person was dyslexic or not. To be honest it could have been written by several of my friends on facebook and none of them are dyslexic, they just all use text speak and can't be bothered to spell check etc. I don't have any friends in that area in case anyone thinks I'm linked to the ad though!

Bottom line though, she isn't asking for paid employment, she's offering help for nothing, not even rides! Cut her some slack and give her a chance. At least she isn't sat at home watching Mr Kyle and complaining about her lack of benefit money!

I really hope she finds someone who will give her a chance.
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Well said, my girl that helps me texted in reply to a recommendation- when they are very good texters it's total gabble but I met her and she is great and has been a star. My nephew is dyslexic and has a really high IQ so even if it was the case it's no barrier to applied intelligence.
 
undergroundoli said:
My Dyslexia is literally off some scales for assessing the condition. On a personal email that's painfully obvious, but because I understand how important presentation is to the rest of the world I installed a spell checker on my PC and spent years learning about organising my thoughts and basic punctuation. I use them on anything I expect the world to take seriously.

I wouldn't ever employ anyone who didn't understand that the majority of the world thinks spelling and punctuation is important. I'd wonder if they just didn't 'get' other things that are genuinely important. I think expecting the world to adapt to you is a sure fire way to be disappointed and, given that businesses expect you to adapt to them, fired.

I particularly wonder about people who write badly spelt racist comments on FB ect.

My pet hate number 2058 is people saying 'I'm dyslexic,' and thinking they should get special treatment. Dyslexia, like any other disability, means one has to work harder for the same results because its a big bad world and it values the full stop.
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This^^^

My OH is badly dyslexic, so he asks me to proof read anything he writes, or does his best with a dictionary.

When applying for a job, is it not well-known that if there are many applicants, those applications with spelling mistakes go in the bin...? I've heard it said, but don't know if it's just a rumour, as I've never been in that position before.
 
Undergroundoli I think its more a political correctness thing. In calling someone "a dyslexic" you're saying they *are* a condition, rather than saying they are a person who *has* a condition.
 
lesleypt said:
I can understand some peoples opinions on here, using a version of text speak and abbreviations to advertise your services doesn't seem professional.... But... she is offering her help for free and may be a lovely person who just loves horses?!

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Nail on head, Lesley. :)
 
OP have you contacted the girl? Do let us know if she was lovely with difficulties or simply inept and lazy ;)

All of us do-gooders will look silly if she turns out to be an awful yard worker prospect who just couldn't be arsed! :)
 
Billie1007 said:
Nobody is a dyslexic. People have dyslexia or suffer from it. Calling them a dyslexic is a bit like calling someone a disabled :)
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As I said my nephew is dyslexic he is ok with this and any other description , such as suffers from dyslexia etc as he is not uptight because it has zero impact on his intellect or him as a person. Pls let's not get hung up on the label.
 
Billie1007 said:
OP have you contacted the girl? Do let us know if she was lovely with difficulties or simply inept and lazy ;)

All of us do-gooders will look silly if she turns out to be an awful yard worker prospect who just couldn't be arsed! :)
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Mind you, I know some well educated people with excellent literacy skills who would also make awful yard workers. ;):o
 
Shivvy said:
As I said my nephew is dyslexic he is ok with this and any other description , such as suffers from dyslexia etc as he is not uptight because it has zero impact on his intellect or him as a person. Pls let's not get hung up on the label.
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Seriously? Becuase your nephew doesn't mind it doesn't make it ok. Reginald D Hunter was on TV last night explaining that he doesn't mind being called the 'N' word but he didn't suggest we should go to Brixton High Street and start using it there.

Officially - in terms of PC, calling somebody A Dyslexic is exactly the same as calling someone A black, A Disabled, A Gay.

People ARE these things it doesn't make them A thing. This isn't about grammar it is about decency.

Jeez - dark ages anyone?
 
Billie1007 said:
OP have you contacted the girl? Do let us know if she was lovely with difficulties or simply inept and lazy ;)

All of us do-gooders will look silly if she turns out to be an awful yard worker prospect who just couldn't be arsed! :)
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:D:D:D


For what it's worth, a yard where I taught years ago used to take on kids with special needs for work experience. Most of them loved the horses and thrived with being given tasks to do.

At first they did need extra supervision and some with learning difficulties took a while to grasp how to do certain things. There were also kids who had had difficult upbringings and resulting behavioural problems, they were all fine to work with and I really took to some.

It might just be helping on a yard could transform somebodys life for the better and give them skills that they doubted they could achieve themselves. :)
 
If she is reliable and conscientious, I couldn't give a hoot how she spells.

The best girl I had here could hardly put two words together on paper - her problem was unreliability!
 
undergroundoli said:
My Dyslexia is literally off some scales for assessing the condition. On a personal email that's painfully obvious, but because I understand how important presentation is to the rest of the world I installed a spell checker on my PC and spent years learning about organising my thoughts and basic punctuation. I use them on anything I expect the world to take seriously.

I wouldn't ever employ anyone who didn't understand that the majority of the world thinks spelling and punctuation is important. I'd wonder if they just didn't 'get' other things that are genuinely important. I think expecting the world to adapt to you is a sure fire way to be disappointed and, given that businesses expect you to adapt to them, fired.

I particularly wonder about people who write badly spelt racist comments on FB ect.

My pet hate number 2058 is people saying 'I'm dyslexic,' and thinking they should get special treatment. Dyslexia, like any other disability, means one has to work harder for the same results because its a big bad world and it values the full stop.
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I am not dyslexic but have dyslexic friends and am happy to say they share your attitude. It is a fact of their life, they deal with it and don't want to use it in a 'poor me' way. They are intelligent and know their strengths and weaknesses. They know that spelling, grammar, sentence construction and punctuation are really important; they know they need to work a little harder at that aspect of life.

OP - the advert is sloppy and doesn't present them well. I would call them and get a better idea of the person and character before discarding the ad.

T
 
BBH said:
Its not snotty but unfortunately if someone doesn't take the trouble to get someone to proof read their add it makes you wonder if they're sloppy in the job.

Yes, learning difficulties or Dyslexia would also put me off employing them as busy yards with onerous health and safety requirements are hazadous places and anyone needing extra support I wouldn't have the time to devote to them.

If however I had a couple of horses privately then yes that would be fine.
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Couldn't hold it in any longer. It is ad; an abbreviation of advertisement, not add. Many thanks :)
 
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the lady who wrote the ad is bored and is willing to work free. What is wrong with this? Many posts oh hho leave a lot to be desired re spelling etc. I hope she finds what she is looking for (and doesn't see this thread.)
 
How the heck has this turned into a debate about whether or not she's dyslexic? Crazy! What does it matter? And why has this conclusion has been leapt to? Ridiculous.
 
Ahrena said:
Why would dyslexia put you off?

My boyfriend has a pretty bad case of it, he can't write to save his life, but his general life and practical skills are in no shape or form compromised? He's intelligent and wasn't horsey before I met him but depending on what we're both working, he often does my horse for me, including lunging, and he's a super competition groom.

I understand learning difficulties as I can see how some may be a problem around horses when they're meant to be able to work alone ect and take responsibilties, but not dyslexia?
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Ditto, My husband is 51 cant read or right very well, recognises words like slow, no smoking, no parking etc, He is also a fully qualified welder, who can read technical drawing! :D
 
cinnamontoast said:
How the heck has this turned into a debate about whether or not she's dyslexic? Crazy! What does it matter? And why has this conclusion has been leapt to? Ridiculous.
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I guess it was someone saying they basically wouldn't have someone on their yard who couldn't be bothered to write properly - someone then said that she may be severly dyslexic or have mild learning difficulties and then it turned into a PC debate about whether we should call someone with dyslexia a dyslexic!

Keep up woman :D

Having just typed all of that I have pretty much realised that your question was probably rhetorical and you were remarking about how off topic it all has become - bummer.
 
Billie1007 said:
Keep up woman :D

Having just typed all of that I have pretty much realised that your question was probably rhetorical and you were remarking about how off topic it all has become - bummer.
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It was, hunny, but I'm just amazed at the whole leaping to massive conclusions of 'Ooh, poor thing, she might be dyslexic like my poor cousinbymarriagefifteentimesremovedinlaw'. Gobsmacking! Don't care if she is!

IME, (of three colleagues), they are the ones who write and spell the most correctly because they think long and hard about it.

I fail to see how being dyslexic has anything to do with suitability for a manual labour type job. She isn't applying to MENSA, for heaven's sake.
 
Think I must have memory loss syndrome or something cos Billie didn't you have a view on the PC stuff;)
Agree it's off topic and a pain though so let's get to the point can this potentially lovely but inarticulate person muck out, turn out and ride a buck.... we may never know so give in.
 
Shivvy said:
Think I must have memory loss syndrome or something cos Billie didn't you have a view on the PC stuff;)
Agree it's off topic and a pain though so let's get to the point can this potentially lovely but inarticulate person muck out, turn out and ride a buck.... we may never know so give in.
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I was the PC stuff, where did I say I wasn't? I was describing to CT how the thread had turned and admitted that we took it slightly off topic. I didn't complain about the PC element or deny that it was me who brought some PC comments in.......

Am I missing something?
 
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