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Passed over for that manager spot at Taco Bell?

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you don't see the double standard? maybe it's like at uni where only whites can be racist, by definition.

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I have never heard of any professional being told they needed to learn Spanish. Not sure what you mean by double standard. I am cool with employers requiring whatever language skills they want whether it be English or anything else they think the job requires.

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I consider myself to be a "professional" and my superiors recently posted a memo requiring all personnel working in an "Enforcement" capacity to complete the state's mandatory "Tactical Spanish Communication" course.

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Yeah, i mean this seems totally reasonable. Its not like people are loosing their jobs because they didn't get the symbolism in a passage of Don Quixote. Do you think that having this training will make you better at your job?

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I've got two more Saturdays to go before I recieve the certification, and the language I've learned so far is all very basic:

"Parada"
"Móntese el Suelo"
"No Mueva"
"Usted está detenido"
and
"Marihuana"
"Cocaína"
"Armas"
Etc.

I'm not going to be fluent by any stretch of the imagination, but I do know enough phrases.

My problem is with the "mandatory" part of it. I certainly have no problem with those who've freely taken the courses being looked upon highly when a promotion comes up, as speaking Spanish is a skill, just as taking additional law courses, combat courses, or fitness courses.

As to the OP, I also believe that a business is certainly entitled to require all employees to speak English. Let's not forget, English is, by far, the most commonly spoken language in America.