cross-posted from: https://linux.community/post/3497784

Example: several of my former coworkers are from Mexico, Peru and Argentina, meaning they share Spanish as a common language.

I used to practice Spanish with them, but my last charge (like a ward’s manager) would yell at us to stop it, use English only. She would get very angry really fast if she heard anything in a language she didn’t understand.

I find it stupid, because some of them would use Spanish to better explain to the new nurses how to do certain procedures, but maybe I’m missing something?

  • T00l_shed@lemmy.world
    33·
    2 days ago

    Yes as i said above this is how message boards work, you say something and people add to it, hence the not always i didn’t “invent” a situation, I was talking about other situations, there is more than just this example that happens you know. Conversations are supposed to evolve

    • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
      22·
      2 days ago

      You didn’t add, though. By just saying “it depends on the context” without providing the alternative situation you were talking about, it implies that the OP’s situation may be fine with different context. Now you’re acting demeaning and pretending I must not understand how message boards work.

      Here’s an example of what you could have done:

      I agree that in this case it’s probably due to racism or to prevent unionization, but there are good reasons to speak a common language at work, such as if the OP’s charge was being shut out of conversations they were involved with.

      This makes it clear that you’re talking about a different context, and prevents this entire back and forth.

      • T00l_shed@lemmy.world
        42·
        2 days ago

        Was it really that unclear that I was talking other possible situations (based on the actual question that op posted) about not always and context seems to me to be fairly self explanatory.

            • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
              22·
              2 days ago

              You’re forgiven. Try to add to the conversation from the beginning next time, otherwise it looks like you’re disagreeing that this is an instance of racism and exerting power over workers

                • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
                  22·
                  2 days ago

                  Yes, after the fact. Your use of “context” without justification implies that OP’s specific situation, in an alternate context, would be fine, not that an alternate situation may be different.

                  • T00l_shed@lemmy.world
                    32·
                    2 days ago

                    E: you know what this stupid bickering is, well, stupid I wish you well, and I will stop responding to this thread.