Speaking a foreign language at work
We have some people in our office that routinely speak another language to one another, during work hours about work. It's different groups, one speaking an Asian dialect and another speaking an eastern European one.
It doesn't really bother me, but it does seem unprofessional. I understand that not everyone is great at the English language and it can be more effective to communicate with someone in your native tongue. But when you do that you are less effective at communicating with everyone else who speaks English, because of lack of practise. And some people in my office I really have a tough time understanding and the language barrier definitely slows things down.
What's everyone thoughts on this? Am I just getting left behind in the ever changing work place?
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