The Letter of Reference

To Whom It May Concern:

Bob Smith, my assistant programmer, can always be found
  hard at work in his cubicle. Bob works independently, without
  wasting company time talking to colleagues. Bob never
  thinks twice about assisting fellow employees, and he always
  finishes given assignments on time. Often he takes extended
  measures to complete his work, sometimes skipping coffee
  breaks. Bob is a dedicated individual who has absolutely no
  vanity, in spite of his high accomplishments and profound
  knowledge in his field. I firmly believe that Bob can be
  classed as a high-caliber employee, the type which cannot be
  dispensed with. Consequently, I duly recommend that Bob be
  promoted to executive management, and a proposal will be
  executed as soon as possible.

Delivered a short time later:

"That idiot was standing over my shoulder while I wrote the letter sent to you earlier today. Kindly re-read only every other line."

Vocabulary Help

• always - sempre
• find (find, found, found) - encontrado
• fellow employees - companheiros de trabalho
• assignments - tarefas
• skip coffee breaks - não usar os intervalos de café
• vanity - vaidade
• in spite of - apesar de
• accomplishments - realizações
• shoulder - ombro
• every other line - ler pulando uma linha