Warning: Your Smartphone May Cause Career Limitations
Even though you may feel the need to be constantly connected, replying to emails early in the morning or late at night could lead to costly career mistakes.
Even though you may feel the need to be constantly connected, replying to emails early in the morning or late at night could lead to costly career mistakes.
This column is dedicated to all of my loyal workaholic business comrades. You know who you are. You are among those of us hardworking individuals who:
If you are like me, you are 24/7 and focused on building your business and driving results. But what you may not know is that while you are working so hard, your phone may be cutting your career short.
This new phenomenon is called “autocorrect” and it happens in almost every test or email application out there. Disguised as a nice, helpful way to make you look literate, if you are not careful, here is what could happen to you.
To see more humorous work autocorrect disasters, click here.
Yikes! While we all laughed at these messages (or at least some of them), errors like these could cost you a promotion, or even a job when times are tough. And with customer messages, mistakes can be costly.
Marketers can learn a lot from these messages, including:
To see a full list of autocorrect messages that will make you laugh so hard you will cry, go to Damnyouautocorrect.com.
Enjoy!