National Trust volunteer sacked for pointing out spelling mistakes

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A national trust volunteer was sacked for pointing out spelling mistakes on the national trusts website.
What do you think to this?

Furious National Trust helper sacked for pointing out 2,000 spelling errors on its website... says he's found a THOUSAND more | Daily Mail Online

Reply 1

Emma:-)

Entertainment Forum Helper, Careers Forum Helper

I have been wondering if there is more to it.
But if its true then its pretty bad. Surely they should be glad that he has pointed out the mistakes to them so they can correct them.

Reply 2

TypicalNerd

Original post

by Emma:-)

A national trust volunteer was sacked for pointing out spelling mistakes on the national trusts website.
What do you think to this?
Furious National Trust helper sacked for pointing out 2,000 spelling errors on its website... says he's found a THOUSAND more | Daily Mail Online

If the article is entirely correct, it does say he was rather undiplomatic in how he worded an email he sent to them:

“Instead, after months without a reply, Mr Jones was abruptly told he was no longer welcome as a volunteer following a strongly worded email expressing his frustration.

In the message, he had complained of receiving ‘no reply, acknowledgement, let alone thanks from the Oirish [sic] Dame on over 400 hours spent on her crappy not fit for purpose webs****e'.

The remark referred to the Trust’s director-general, Hilary McGrady, who is originally from Lisburn in Northern Ireland.”

The article makes it clear his choice of wording is the reason he was sacked and not because he dared to point out mistakes in the spelling on the website. But as I have only seem a snippet of the offending email, I don’t think I can comment on whether the response by national trust was entirely justified.

Reply 3

CatusStarbright

Volunteer Section Leader, Clearing and Applications Advisor

Indeed, it sounds like the email he sent was less than polite, which is what led the National Trust to believe that keeping him on as a volunteer would not be in line with their values.

Reply 4

artful_lounger

Universities Forum Helper

The usual high standards of reporting we expect from the Daily Mail...

Reply 5

Crazy Jamie

He sent a rude email and was dismissed for it. There really is nothing to see here. But if the Daily Mail can use it to persuade people that they should be angry about an organisation that they don't like, you can bet that they will.