CA
Oh my god!
How about they learn to speak english when they get here?
Why should I have to pay to learn another freaking language?
I am bilingual. And bilingual does not mean I speak spanish nor does it mean I am of hispanic decent! Which is what most ads are basing their "bilingual" requirement on....trust me they have made it clear my second language is not what they are looking for!!!
my second language is not that common but is basically a language EVERY person should be required to learn and that is AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE. I am working towards my interpreter certification but how can I pay for that when I have to take time out now out of my life to learn a language just because Maria chooses not to use english when she crossed the border?
Or Inga didnt have the education available to her to learn it before her parents hauled her all the way over here? I just think its putting not only me but many of us out of the running for a job we can do because come on here the positions are not listed under the interpreter positions they are office, receptionist, admin, secretary and social workers and yet are discriminated against because we didnt take spanish in high school. High school did not require me to learn a second language so why is it ok to deny me a job I am more than qualified to do but my one strike is I didnt learn some other coutry's language. I believe anyone that comes here damn well better learn the language and not put English speaking Americans out of a job because we didnt take the time to learn everyone elses language. Im not against Hispanics. But the reality is here is that Los Angeles is full of Hispanics and the jobs want spanish speaking employees to make their lives easier....I am against being denied a chance at a job because I dont speak their language. Is that too much to ask?
And I can pretty much assume that all you legal gurus out there will utilize an interpreter for your cases if needed and your client is paying for it. Or do you demand that your legal secretarys learn spanish so you dont have to foot that bill? Im curious as to how many actually deny deaf clients because when they get the bill that they are required to pay for an interpreter during their counsel sessions with their client because the ADA will take a chunk of your income with fines? GET MY POINT?
My beef is Im looking for a job. I need money. I dont have money to go out to learn a third language now just so I can get a job in this country speaking a foreign language to get my interpreter certification!
How about it become a requirement that ALL ATTORNEYS must speak at least 3 Languages as well before they can go pass the bar? English, Spanish, and Sign Language for your deaf clients? But you have to pay for learning it and you have to pass certification which costs a grip of money for ASL interpreters.
This is discrimination. The job posted is not for an interpreter its for a business office. Many of my friends agree that placing an ad for requirements in a job duty is understandable. If answering phones is a duty I can do it..IN ENGLISH.... If typing up a letter is required then I can do it...IN ENGLISH....
YOU want a spanish letter....HIRE AN INTERPRETER THEY ARE SKILLED IN IT!
PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT.