Julie Rios - Written up for speaking spanish at work.

[skeptical]

Okay guys, where do you stand on this one? Should a person be forbidden from speaking their native language at work?

Woman Warned for Speaking Spanish at Work

Workplace Warning: Say Goodbye to Hola


by Julie Kirchem and Kevin Boie


A cell phone assembly line worker says she is afraid she could lose her job for speaking Spanish at work.

Julie Rios said she has received verbal and written warnings for talking in her native language, even though, she said, she was not informed about the rule when she was hired.

Rios, who was hired by temp company CoWorx, has been working at a North Texas plant for 10 months. But in February, she was issued a written warning about speaking Spanish.

Link:http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=6118214&version=9&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

[CPL CHUD]

In the factory I work in 80% of the force would be fired if they ever adopted that policy. My first day there they didn't have anybody in my section for the entire shift that could speak English so I could know exactly what to do.

[maryhaze]

i agree with what she said. why would they hire people that need help in english if english is the only thing they want spoken? maybe because they think they will work cheaper? i hate big companies.......

[dop]

Wile I feel its a very shity policy that hinders the morale and productivity of their employes at the end of the day if its their policy its their policy, many jobs will ask you to do things you are not confortable with, you are free to go look for another job if you dont like that one...

"I don't think it's right. I have the right to speak whatever language I want …

No you dont, its a company policy, thats like saying fuck this uniform, I have the rigth to wear whatever clothes I want to work...

"They knew we were Mexicans," she said. "They shouldn't have hired Mexican people."

Ummmm... just quit and stop acting like all Mexicans are exacly like you. There are tons of other Mexicans with bether disposition and drive to learn and speak english if required to, just because you dont feel like it, doesnt mean you should be advocating for them not to hire Mexican employes...

[gprime]

Where do I stand? I respect the rights of the business to impose their own rules, and fire her for speaking in Spanish if they so choose. That doesn't mean it is a good idea, but it is a far better one than leaving it for the government to create a one size fits nobody scheme.