In a professional workplace, knowing how to write and use grammar correctly is very important, and Kyle Wiens would very much agree. Kyle Wiens is the CEO of ifixit.com and Dozuki. He is a business-wise employer and requires that all applicants who apply for a position at one of his companies have good grammar since the majority of the things they do require them to write. He has been known to test applicants on their grammar, and if they fail the test, they will not receive the job opportunity. Weins says that grammar allows writers to appear to be a credible source on the internet, and that using grammar is a projection of the writer and that it allows the reader to appear respectful to not only the readers but to the writer’s superiors as well (Wiens). Since Wiens owns two successful businesses, he knows what smart choices are, and he says that checking an employee’s grammar before hiring them is a smart move. Overall, using grammar allows workers to do a better job than someone who cannot use grammar correctly. Forbes writer Susan Adams is a product of a grammar stickler. It was drilled into her head that grammar is important and that she needs to use whenever she writes or talks, with that being said, this is why she is so strict on grammar today. She explains that grammar is important because it allows the writer to go straight to the point rather than using the same words or even sentences over and over. When someone is writing on the Internet using correct grammar proves that he or she is intelligent and can communicate without making a fool of themselves (Adams).
Works Cited
Adams, Susan. “Why Grammar Counts at Work.” Forbes. 20 July 2012. https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/07/20/why-grammar-counts-at-work/#99023ba421f6. Accessed 3 Oct. 2017.
Wiens, Kyle. ‘I Won’t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here’s Why.” Harvard Business Review: HBR Blog Network. https://hbr.org/2012/07/i-wont-hire-people-who-use-poo. 20 July 2012. Accessed 3 Oct. 2017