Communication Breakdown

By rosie - 08/03/2021 13:59

Today, I was unable to communicate with a customer who only spoke French. As a result, my boss called me a "monolingual idiot." I speak Spanish, German, and Japanese. FML
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RichardPencil 30
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If you speak Spanish, German and Japanese, who wrote your FML in English for you? ¿Quién?

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fettslaab 16
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*English is the global default, remember?*

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xxlk4xx 6

your boss would hate me lol I only speak English 🤣

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RichardPencil 30
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If you speak Spanish, German and Japanese, who wrote your FML in English for you? ¿Quién?

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fettslaab 16
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*English is the global default, remember?*

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RichardPencil 30
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You mean it's the lingua franca?

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giraffe_poop 8

I often wonder how much information I lose in translation with customers. Boss sounds rude, ignore.

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Regis Bent 12
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Are you expected to know how to speak and understand French for your job? If so, your mistake. If not, yiu shouldve passed the phone to a colleague that spoke and understands French.

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Seeya55 31
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Psycho Killer! Qu'est-ce que c'est!

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DarkAngelsBlade 25
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Sounds like grounds to get them fired. Even if you only spoke one language.

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