This is a collection of leave letters and applications written by people in various places of India ...

1. Infosys, Bangalore : An employee applied for leave as follows:
Since I have to go to my village to sell my land along with my wife, please sanction me one-week leave.

2. This is from Oracle Bangalore:
From an employee who was performing the "mundan" ceremony of his 10 year old son: "as I want to shave my son's head, please leave me for two days.."

3. Another gem from CDAC. Leave-letter from an employee who was performing his daughter's wedding:
"as I am marrying my daughter, please grant a week's leave.."

4. From H.A.L. Administration dept:
"As my mother-in-law has expired and I am only one responsible for it, please grant me 10 days leave."

5. Another employee applied for half day leave as follows:
"Since I've to go to the cremation ground at 10 o-clock and I may not return, please grant me half day casual leave"

6. An incident of a leave letter
"I am suffering from fever, please declare one day holiday."

7. A leave letter to the headmaster:
"As I am studying in this school I am suffering from headache. I request you to leave me today"

8. Another leave letter written to the headmaster:
"As my headache is paining, please grant me leave for the day."

9. Covering note: "I am enclosed herewith..."

10. Another one:
"Dear Sir: with reference to the above, please refer to my below..."

11. Actual letter written for application of leave:
"My wife is suffering from sickness and as I am her only husband at home I may be granted leave".

12. Letter writing: -
"I am in well here and hope you are also in the same well."


13. A candidate's job application:
"This has reference to your advertisement calling for a ' Typist and an Accountant - Male or Female'...As I am both(!! )for the past several years and I can handle both with good experience, I am applying for the post.

HAHAHAHAHA VERY FUNNY

If this is true for with regard to Infosys, Oracle, and CDAC staff, then it shows that these people are fit only to write codes and their english skills are pathetic.

DIO,
IMO, I belive that these leave letters were written by the staff of these companies like Peons, Admisnistrative people etc... and not software engineers as such. I donot however vouch that all software engineers are very good in English. I have seen that even people in reputed colleges such as REC's write absurd letter such as the ones listed above. That is b'cos some of them were educated in Tamil medium and got into the colege by reservation. If REC's conditions were such, then just think of other self financing institutions where the cut off mark is even less.
TK A

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Well I am not a wee bit surprised that some of these letters were written by softward engineers. I have a friend who is a software professional and works for Pepsico in Tx. His english is attrocious, to say the least.

That his computing skills is extraordinary, is another story!