WANT MORON REPELLENT

[elbales]

So recently I e-mailed a cover letter and resume in response to a Craigslist posting seeking tutors. The posting included a list of questions to be answered. I did my best, sent the thing off, and went on with my life. Today I received this reply.


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From: A Really Dumb Guy Named Mike
To: Me
Subject: RE: ******** $20/hour SAT Prep / K-12 Academic Tutors*********
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:03:30 -0700

Hello.
How are you? What are you SAT scores? Would you be willing to tutor in
Pacifica (20 miles south of SF) on Tuesday and Thursday nights starting as
soon as possible?

Thanks,

Mike

[Company name omitted to prevent lawsuits]
-----Original Message-----
From: Me
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 12:01 PM
To: job-number-cut@craigslist
Subject: ******** $20/hour SAT Prep / K-12 Academic Tutors*********


Elizabeth
[My street address & phone # cut]
Pacifica, CA

April 8, 2004

Dear Boss Lady Who Probably Doesn't Know What a Cluck Mike Is:

[Tooting of my own horn cut for brevity]

To answer your questions:

I've taken three standardized tests from your list. I took the SAT in
1988 and scored 720 in verbal and 660 in math. [Etc., etc.]

[More info cut for brevity]

I am currently available Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays all day.

[Usual closing-type stuff cut]

Very truly yours,
Elizabeth

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So I read Mike's query. And reread it. And reread it again. And was stunned.

HELLO? My SAT score is right there. You don't need to tell me where Pacifica is; I live here, you dumb fuck, as you would know if you had bothered to read my letter, and by the way we're not 20 miles south of SF, as a simple road map would tell you. Oh, and as to my availability? It's right there, too, moron.

And then there's the small fact that he was apparently prepared to place me in a job involving direct contact with a minor child without even an interview. Notice he didn't say anything about an interview...

You know, screw it. What can they say to the truth?

There's no way in hell I'd work for Prodigy Educational Services at this point.

Comments

[emidala.livejournal.com]

what a fucking (sorry) idiot.

*zooms off to find elizabeth some moron repellent*