My office is currently composed of 60% Chinese-speaking workers. As a team lead, it annoys me to no end when they are talking to each other in Chinese (as loud as possible, of course) for two reasons: 1) If they are talking about something technical, as a senior developer I cannot interject my opinion if its relevant or offer assistance (or stop them from doing something stupid), and 2) as a team lead I cannot tell if they are talking about work, or if they are arguing, which means I have to put on my manager cap and manage team conflicts.
My manager agrees with me; in the interest of the company (and their growth as a professional in Canada), it would be best for them to speak English on a regular basis. However, as the owner doesn't care, it isn't changing any time soon.
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