Many years ago, I worked for a
large financial institution that needed one of its clients to sign a document.
This had the potential to net the company several thousands of dollars. But
unfortunately, one of the company’s employees had typed the client’s name
incorrectly at the bottom of the document below the signature line.
It was bad enough that one of my
coworkers had spelled the client’s name wrong, but it was made worse by the
fact that he had managed to type a swear word into the first name, which was
Shirley. Unfortunately, the “r” in her name had somehow gotten turned into a
“t” on the document, changing her name into “Shitley”!
Luckily for my coworker, the
client had a sense of humor and waited until the document could be corrected to
sign it. However, it could easily have gone badly for the company. That's why
it always pays to have someone proofread your business documents, especially
the ones requiring signatures.
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