My old boss told me to always double check my work 3 times before turning it in

I used to think my boss was just being paranoid when he said to check everything three times before submitting. But last month I sent a client report with a decimal point in the wrong spot on page 2 and it cost us about $400 in corrections. He never said I told you so but I saw him give me that look. Has anyone else had a simple mistake turn into a big headache like that?

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sanchez.sean27d ago

I started reading reports out loud and caught 3 errors immediately.

matthewross27d ago

Caught 3 errors" - yeah but were they actually errors or just stuff that sounded weird out loud? I've proofread my own stuff and realized I was rewriting it in my head while skipping over actual mistakes.