While I understand Wien’s view on grammar, I feel that proper grammar doesn’t help him as much as he thinks. While it does make the business seem more professional, it doesn’t reach that many people. If he wants people to like his business, he will have to relate to more people. Not that many people have that proper education on grammar, so he will get a very specific type of person. He won’t get a diverse amount of people to apply to the business, support the business, or buy from the business. Excluding people isn’t a great business strategy. It does look professional, but it doesn’t reach everyone. It might even cause people to boycott the business since it is discriminating in a major way.
Not everyone understands proper grammar, and overall English is very confusing. Having the workplace be diverse is a way better environment than having it be so strict. It would allow for a lot of different ideas since there would be so many different people from different backgrounds. Everyone has unique experiences that shape their ideas in a whole new way, and that makes someone’s work very special. We shouldn’t pick and choose which stories get told. Also, people who don’t have the most proper English might be speaking English as a second language. That is helpful for clients who don’t speak English and open opportunities to connect with other companies located in different countries. Just because their English isn’t proper doesn’t mean the person can’t be a great asset to the company. Not everything translates well in English, so maybe the person has great ideas but just can’t convey it. If they work for you, they might be able to show it in the way they work, but you would never know if you don’t hire them. I understand wanting a business to be professional, but you lose a lot when you limit your business to a very specific type of person.
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