Work, Coworkers and Language: Charming

Charming

By lordoftheweird - 31/05/2022 05:00 - Canada - Ladysmith

Today, I realized my coworker can't comprehend English, or any other language. When I mentioned this to a coworker, they accused me of being an ableist. This is the same person who insults him to his face, knowing he can't understand her. FML

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How many other languages did you try? French? Na'vi? Klingon?

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Tuesday 31 May 2022 14:30

How many other languages did you try? French? Na'vi? Klingon?

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