Why is it ok to hire people who can't speak English, but require people to Speak Spanish to het hired?
Many jobs in the City of Los Angeles require one to speak Spanish, but, they cannot refuse you if you do not speak English? They can refuse to hire you if you cannot speak Spanish, but, cannot refuse to hire you if you cannot speak English. Where is the ACLU on this? If you can't speak English, and and don't get hired, it is discrimination. But if you don't speak Spanish, and don't get hired, you can do nothing.
Why can't I learn conversational Spanish. My job requirement is 6 months. Is there a learning technique out there for me?
Why do you say you “can’t learn?” What methods have you tried? Offhand and without this information, I’d guess you may be having difficulty due to not spending enough time immersed in the language. Most adults have many obligations and don’t have the amount of time needed to devote to learning a new language.I teach ESL and the college I work for requires a minimum of 9 hours a week. Even then, it takes many months to years to get comfortable in a new language. Unless you can be completely immersed. That’s the quickest way.
What jobs require you to speak Spanish?
Depends on the focus of your Spanish Major. If you focused on the language portion you could get a job as a translator for Spanish or you could get a job as a Spanish teacher. If you focused more on the History part of Spanish you can get a job as a History teacher in Spanish studies or culture. You can also get a job in Archeology working in South America if your Spanish Major had a background in this field.
How is it fair that we are required to know Spanish to apply to most good jobs even though we live in America?
In my case, I work in technology and hardly ever use my Spanish. Sometimes it comes in handy and I get happy about it. There are many many “good jobs” in technology where Spanish is not required, and I’m pretty sure lots and lots of other fields also don’t require it. So your statement is false.Now regarding social work, psychology and paralegal jobs..Bienvenido al Suroeste. Whoops, déjame uso Inglés.You’re serving a bilingual population that historically has spoken Spanish. That’s how the places you are applying to make their money. In my experience and talking to people who apply for those jobs, you made more money if you were bilingual but it was not a requirement. It’s possible it’s a requirement in SoCal and I understand why that would be. Not sure. California is big and employers decide on their own requirements.It’s not that hard to be fluent in Spanish. There’s tons of apps for it. You can go to a full immersion school in a Latin American country and you will be speaking fluently in 2 months. You can go to school locally and learn. You can make some Latino friends who will be glad to teach you (and go to awesome parties and be fed delicious food in the interim). One thing is for sure - spending the time you normally spend complaining about this on Duolingo which is free would both serve you better and make you happier.You live in California, USA. America never made an amendment promised you government enforced “fairness” (that’s for communist countries), but it did make an amendment protecting freedom of speech. It promised you freedom.As you live in a free state in a free country, people are free to speak in any language, and employers are free to place most any requirement they need for you to do the job… you can choose to learn it, or do something else, just as it’s the people’s choice to use the languages they want to use and the market will accommodate as needed.ther people have to learn computers. Which also communicate strangely. To the point that we have to learn computer languages.In some areas in here in CA, learning Chinese or Tagalog is also useful, and although I don’t speak Chinese nor Tagalog, I am not upset that others do, and if I really wanted a job serving those populations, I’d learn it.
Is it LEGAL for Target Stores to hire SPANISH-speaking only employees? Is it DISCRIMINATING?
Unfortunately its pretty common. When i first moved to AZ i couldnt get a lot of jobs because i dont speak spanish. Bilingual in the SW, i get that. But seeing how this is a predominantly english speaking country the spanish only channels in my cable package, billboards on my street, whole communities, and employees/signs where i attempt to shop are frustrating. And they petition to have everything dual language. I wouldnt try to live in france without knowing a little french. I dont understand.
Denied consideration for a job because I can't speak spanish?
I just applied for a job in a regional steak house chain location in Dalton Ga. But the manager, told me that even though I was well qualified for the job, couldn't consider hiring me because his entire kitchen staff spoke Spanish only, and because I don't speak spanish, I couldn't work there. The manager admitted he didn't know but two words of Spanish himself. Now, I'm just a Caucasian American guy who was born near here. and I've never seen this before! He interviewed a Mexican guy before me, who couldn't speak English, ( I'm not making this up, I swear!) " I almost hired him.." the manager said, "but he didn't have a social security card". Is there something wrong with this picture? I don't think I'm being prejudiced, but I'm really upset. Can it be that they don't have to learn English to come to America to work, but I, an American citizen, has to learn their language to work with them?
Is requiring Spanish for a job discrimination?
No. One can require any additional language that would be needed in the position. The US does not have an “official” language. For an employer, it makes total sense to hire people that are fluent in a language your customers and/or other staff use.Would you hire a computer programmer who doesn’t know all the code languages needed to do the job?Now, you might be thinking that the language requirement is there because they WANT to hire a Latino and that’s their way of getting around discrimination laws, but plenty of non-Latinos know Spanish, and the US is the fifth largest Spanish-speaking country in the world, so I don’t think you’d have a case in court.
I'm moving to El Paso and I don't speak any spanish, will I have a problem there?
Not really, but of course it would help. I’ve lived here off and on for 22 years total. When I was 20-something and looking for an entry-level type job, it was a bit disheartening for me as a job-seeker that many positions required you to be bilingual, or it was “preferred.” This was for administrative type work. Many jobs here of course who deal with the public, or somehow their employees/clientele may be Spanish-only speakers will want to hire a bilingual person. If you are job-seeking, just be aware of those types of challenges.And as someone else has said, there are certain parts of town where if you don’t know Spanish, you’ll have a bit of a challenge (even the billboards are in Spanish). However, I have survived here just fine being an English-only speaker who can order off a Mexican menu (and that’s about the extent of my Spanish). And as a resident gringa I can ask the ultimate question in Spanish, “Habla Ingles?” which can usually get you some help in communication.This is a lovely city with a lot of lovely people. There will be those few times you’ll really wish you knew some or more Spanish, but for the most part, you’ll do fine. I hope your move goes well, and welcome to El Paso!
My Boss told me that I can't speak Spanish at work anymore! Is this legal?
If it is a written policy at your Co. then, he can ask you to stop. However, he can't make you stop speaking in Spanish in the break room/ lunch room or outside of the work building. I must say that it is rude to speak another language where not most at work can understand. Whether it be Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese or any other language. I'm sure you are not speaking bad of anyone but you must consider others around you. For the record I am Mexican and when someone at work talks to me in Spanish around others who do not know the language, I answer back in English so those around me know we are not speaking of them, and so the person might get the hint not to be rude. Hope this helped you.... ;)