Thoughts on speaking a foreign language @ work??

[MajesticLion]

You are right, I can learn whatever language a fellow coworker is speaking, but what does that language have to do with the job itself??

It is simply rude to speak another language around others at work that don't speak that particular language UNLESS said language is necessary to communicate with customers, patients, clients, etc.

I agree with you. That is rude.

It just never ends there. People start feeling outnumbered and get in their feelings, and very quickly turn into karening harpies yelling

SPEAK ENGLISH


at two people saying hello to each other in the morning when they walk in before the business day even starts...simply because they did it in another language.




Also, nobody ever seems to think it rude when the English speakers are in the majority and they're the ones being exclusionary. It works both ways.

Outside the job description, speak English. Want to have a private conversation? Simply do that on your own time & dime.

Depends on the business and scale, I'd guess. If it's a small-thinking Jackson Hewitt franchise serving a local community of people then sure. PWC isn't about to make that mistake.

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

I did ask and you gave it, right? You thought that my query meant that you wasn't gonna get a retort?

so you just want to argue

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Is it their only language or they just speak to their own people that way?

I only know of this happening with Mexican people. And not all, most of them at work speak english unless speaking amongst themselves in which Spanish is pretty basic to understand. It’s more like Spanglish anyway

Never seen any other race do that just because there are so man different kinds of people. For example, Rarely have I seen Filipino men do it (women for that matter) at work because there are like hundreds of dialects and they all think down on each other and etc. One might speak Tagalog, other something else. They understand each other but unless it’s their MAIN language they are speaking, they rather speak in english.

I knew so many Filipinos that I didn’t know if they knew Tagalog or any other language from their home country at all.

Only in the military with the FOB Filipinos who worked as a cook or in supply and even that was extremely rare.

Plus, where I work speaking another language all willy nilly without being some sort of linguist or it not being job related gets you looked at like

But does it offend me… no. I don’t care about people like that in general enough to care about this. As long as you do your job and don’t interfere with me doing mines then we good.

 

[Buddy]

What? Tut language that TN was trying to push a while back?? Who am I gonna Tut with?

No, just learn a language they don't know
Its a secret

so you just want to argue

i'm starting to think thats you after these recent exchanges but I don't know or care why

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

i'm starting to think thats you after these recent exchanges but I don't know or care why

do i know you?

 

[Richard Glidewell]

Inadequacy is showing.......that's all that shyt be about Inadequacy and insecurities

 

[AQz]

Living in Miami you become used to hearing Spanish. I also learned Spanish so i can understand it.

That said it depends.

If you’re having a one on one conversation do you. If we’re having a group work conversation and in between they’re having a side convo im another language the would be weird. It’s also never happened

 

[Buddy]

do i know you?

What kinda shyt are you on right now?
I'm not DM'ing regardless but are you at least a woman? You're acting like you want that thang, chill out.

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

People at work are nosy so I don't blame people speaking non English for private conversations

 

[CrushedGroove]

I have ICE on speed dial

 

[KBtheKey]

Breh, I got 7 backpacks of language books, dictionaries, verb books, dictionaries, etc.

Ol boy who died years ago (Laoshu) inspired me.

But, that isn't my issue. My issue is that some ppl think that it is OK to speak a foreign language at work with a diverse workforce and it isn't OK( with exceptions that I have already given).

To take it a step further, it isn't OK to use slang use profanity in the workplace. Ppl use it and it could cause unnecessary problems with ppl who may take offense.

If it's a diverse workforce then what's the problem? I live in Texas and mfs speak Spanish at work all the time and I couldn't care less. I talk like I do in the hood with others with hood background and there's other English speakers that don't be knowing what we talking about. If you not in the conversation or in the immediate group/team then you don't need to worry about it.

Y'all be finding the most trivial things to have a problem with

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

What kinda shyt are you on right now?
I'm not DM'ing regardless but are you at least a woman? You're acting like you want that thang, chill out.

i'm trying to figure out where i know you from, you talking about exchanges.... i guess we both don't care enough lol. i'm not the one that tagged you tho

 

[Commish]

so you just want to argue

You wild! Where did you get that from? Just admit, that your last reply to me was snarky, so I matched the energy.

But, since you asked me what I wanna do..

Well..

I wanna have a discussion. I actually appreciate you responding to my thread even though you could have responded without the snark.

Also..

The point in bringing this topic up is to remind ppl that when one is at work, it isn't all about you!

Most workplaces have policies that all workers must abide by.

Why? Because lawsuits, injuries, etc. happens when ppl think that they can say and do whenever they want while working for someone else.

This thread wasn't about my personal experience. It is about me trying to explain to a a stranger on another platform why they are in the predicament that are in and that they played a huge part in it.

Said person wasn't trying to hear it, so I decided to ask you all your thoughts. Me asking for your thoughts may come with a response from me.

The arguments, snark included, may come about when ppl like you bring it to me.

If you keep the conversation fly, then I will respond in kind. If you don't, then...?

 

[Buddy]

i'm trying to figure out where i know you from, you talking about exchanges.... i guess we both don't care enough lol. i'm not the one that tagged you tho

Is this a woman brehs? I've never had this static with the account before

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

You wild! Where did you get that from? Just admit, that your last reply to me was snarky, so I matched the energy.

But, since you asked me what I wanna do..

Well..

I wanna have a discussion. I actually appreciate you responding to my thread even though you could have responded without the snark.

now you see why i don't like taking up for other people's offense...nikkas be offended at any little thing. what tf did i say that was "snark". i asked you a question

i'm a logical person, so when someone says "what is your thoughts" then i give then, then they counter with other people's thoughts... i want to make sure i understood the assignment