Top draw - admin note #1

I've never understood the hiring policy for admin staff. I'd love to see the interview questions. I've managed to extrapolate one key requirement. No-one in admin may possess the ability to communicate in fluent English. Here's a common gaffe from our latest incarnation:

Anyone that hasn’t received their payslip yet, can collect it from the top right draw of my desk.

The word in bold is my emphasis. Now, The Guardian identifies this as a member of a "homophone horror" pairing. A lot of these are arguable, depending on your accent. But loose and lose? What nonsense! No wonder that there is no name attached to this.


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