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small WORK vent. it's legit.
We took on new business, based in Germany.
No one in my office speaks German, and yet no one thought this would be a big deal. Account Manager (aka, the top dawg here) said that they'd all speak English.
People have been emailing in German. Some have poor English skills, and are probably using a translator to send us their inquiries. Several have asked to speak to someone who speaks German because they do not speak English.
WHY THE EFF didn't they hire someone who speaks fluent German??? I mean, seriously. If we're taking on business from another country, woudln't it make good sense to haev someone on staff who speaks the language of that country? We are providing a service to them, so to me WE need to accomodate them. UGH
Also, this guy's name is Jett who I am helping. I keep singing in my head "when you're a jet, you're a jet all the way - from the first day you jet to the last dying day..." and even though i know that is not how the song goes, that is how it's playing in my head. when you're a jet, you're a jet.
Re: small WORK vent. it's legit.
I speak/write a little German, and I work with a TON of Germans. I've found them to be incredibly blunt, like the "idiot" comment above. Sometimes it's sort of refreshing, after dealing with the sugar-coated bullshit here some days. They call it as they see it. This makes me very nervous to get them in front of customers, despite the fact that they're brilliant at what they do.
I hope they never call me an idiot, and that if they do, I don't find out about it.
Oh, and Monkey? "Deine Mutter arbeitet in die Strasse" = your mom's a hooker. (Literally, "Your mother works in the street.") Just in case you ever run into Uwe or Klau again.