She would never get the job because she is too smart to be exploited. HR hates it when they can't exploit their victims, oops, I mean employees.

Shes not just fluent in Spanish, English, French, but also fluent in A-hole-boss. VERY impressive

Don’t let employers walk all over you.

That diss of “not many people are even fluent in English” is hilarious

Veronica is my spirit animal.

Damn she need to be head of HR wherever she go, the way she just broke her new employer down was epic 😁😂💯

It started with one video...then a next.. Then more. Now I'm addicted to your content 👏😂👍

I was in a law office (that lawyer was a bigger criminal than me, he committed multiple felonies in my presence, I’ve never done more than a misdemeanor since age 18, but that’s a completely different story); and a Latino family came in to see the lawyer. Lawyer buzzed the receptionist to send in the translator, she went to other office where Mexican janitor was cleaning, told janitor to go translate….. that’s when I knew that lawyer was 100% a piece of sh!t.

As a bilingual, my interpreting time starts at $65 an hour and goes up based on complications from there.

I hate the corporate robospeak, shit pisses me off.

The government is even worse. They specifically ask for bilingual employees at the same pay as everyone else on the job.

You do every voice so well, it speaks to how experienced you are with bad employers tbh

This actually happened to me. I was not being paid a differential for speaking fluent Spanish. I did it ONCE for a teammate because he couldn't reach the translation line. I made it very clear to my supervisors that it was a one time courtesy because I was not getting paid. Period.

Biligual position is a very high paying job in the philippines. If they are asking for free. Most of the time they will leave and look somewhere else who is more than willing to pay

I wonder if HR depts hate getting these videos from employees to explain exactly what happened.

I'm happy to help with the operation of your company so long as you're happy to pay for those services

At my employer, whenever you use an extra language for your job you are to log it and at the end of the year you submit all of those events. You will receive additional pay as a bonus at the end of year based on how much your language services were used. We use a paid language line when no in house translator is available. It’s bizarre that your employer wouldn’t pay for this.

The question about how they handle it it the moment is excellent.

I was overseas with a coworker who spoke the language of the country we were in, but was denied a legit pay increase for that skill, so said, "I'm not speaking it for work."

*ole Passive-aggressive Veronica.* 🤭

one of many reasons to leave corporate America & become a freelance interpreter/translator ❤😂👍💯

This Chanel is about to go viral she good🤷🏾‍♂️🤣🤣

She's fluent in French and Spanish, and pretty dam proficient in Stop the BS 😂

I would not let employers walk over me if i knew my rights better.

1:06 The books disappeared 😳😳😳😳

She is right, there's not many left who's fluent in English. BTW, if you speak English, Spanish and French, that's three languages. Speaking three languages isn't bilingual, it's trilingual.

I get it. I’m not bilingual but I worked for a company where we had two Somali speakers and a lot of Somali speaking clients. They were willing to help with translation and due to the intricacies of the work we did I felt it was necessary to have someone familiar with the work who spoke the language. But they have their regular work too and translators get paid more.

That's why it's frustrating to me how many jobs now require or "prefer" youre bilingual or they won't hire you.

Yessss!!! Favors don’t pay the utility bills

I've never heard employers asking favors. In a litteral way. This is touching deep strings in my heart. It makes me think I have been taking advantage. When o thought I was really using my best skills. Is like cognitive dissonance....😮

“I’m fluent in English and this is something not a lot of people can say these days .” 💀

I work in a large school district. My coworkers and I use our 2nd and even 3rd language, aside from English, daily. The district is too cheap to pay us for that. It’s always an argumentative point on our union contracts.

I'm proficient in Japanese... They didn't want to pay me more, so I just transferred to the language line🤷🏽‍♀️😂

She'd hate Belgium. A lot of jobs here REQUIRE that you speak Dutch, French, and English fluently.

I am a teacher and can function in Spanish and am fluent in Arabic. I get no extra pay. I do it for the kids though. I taught math to 3 little Saudi girls in Arabic. The girls thanked me, my principal didn’t.

She's Tri-lingual in 3 languages and modestly fluent in bossinbullshit.

Meanwhile, us over-the-phone interpreters (not in the U.S.) are making cents a minute for our work. 😿

Just realize as an employee you are also a profit center for the company. Their goal is to have you produce as much as possible while paying you as little as possible to stick around. For example, if you bring in a million in profit, and they only pay you 10%, or 100k, that is far preferable to paying you what you're worth, say half a million. If knowing additional languages/skills helps them earn 1.1 million, all the better for them.

I used to have a Polish manager. He point blank refused to speak Polish to any Polish customers who came into our shop.

First of all, Federal law says that you have to have deemed and certified as a bilingual speaker on staff.

The script language and delivery are perfect.

As the former Manager of Offshore Development, there is one or more people on the remote team that speak English. Sometimes they are paid more, sometimes, they are just paid. But, they are all usually in competition for a job offer.

My sentiments exactly. Bilingual employees deserve additional pay. They need to pass appropriate testing and get that pay boost. It’s not a favor. It’s a skill.

This is why I believe in having multiple resumes so depending on the position I'm applying for, depends on the resume you get. If the job does not require me to speak Spanish fluently and has not indicated that they will pay extra to Spanish speakers, then you will not know I can speak Spanish. If I have a degree in IT and I'm applying to a role that is not IT related, then it's removed from that resume. Employers will take advantage of you if you allow them to.

This should be mandatory training in employment services.

I have often been the 'unofficial' french translator in offices where I've worked. I would happily communicate with customers in French when required. (makes no difference to me what language I use for standard communication, it entails no extra work. English/French... it's all just speaking). What I would NOT do however, is translate those communications so that unilingual english-speaking management could read them. For that I required a translation fee, because THAT does require extra work and a bankable skillset. No one ever asked me to translate what I said to customers, whereas all other communication with customers by other employees was closely monitored for 'quality assurances'.

Then your pay doesn’t come with my bilingual services either!!

I worked for the Census Bureau for almost 10years, and I speak Spanish and French. They never paid me for that, even though it saved them money because I didn't have to hire another person to speak for me. I wonder how much that was. No French speakers, but quite a few Spanish.😊

Even english! 😂

Try to learn another lauguage, then add 20% to her pay.

These videos are great, they are exactly how my internal monologues go, but in reality, she would have been cut off without being able to give the explanation of the cost to learn the languages.

Well said.

And it was 5 p.m. so she was being insulted on her free time !

In a lot of European countries you're EXPECTED to have more than one language. Some jobs require it and there is absolutely no extra pay for that 😂 ' starter position, no experience required, must speak business english, french, german and preferably one other'

My Granddaughter takes English and French to speak to business people in a Indiana company.

yep....tell them to call pacific translators....

It is not your responsibility to dave your employer money through free labour. It's your responsibility to earn them and yourself as much money possible. Theres a difference. Any business will to essential steal from their worker like this camt bw trusted.

No employer is going to hire someone that acts that entitled at the interview.

My thoughts: "I'd be happy to provide translation services at 90% of what you pay the translation line for the same service. This will save you money by the hour due to the lower rate, and will also result in lower hours logged on translation services as there will be no need for a third party."

Our language...😳 Funny how they can dismiss your efforts to gain language skills, devalue the customer for said language And exploit an employee to make $$$ off said customer...All while expecting you to be a team player!!! 🤬

The US Military gives language bonus, as a specialty pay. Same should go for private companies

It's not translation, it's interpretation when it's spoken. You translate when you write a document in a different language.

Unfortunately, many individuals will agree to that because they NEED the job!

Love to hate these videos, though some of them have a point 😂

I guess I don't speak those languages. 😂😅

This goes to far. I have some IT skills compaired to the older generation. Can I send an invoice when they ask me to hook up a new monitor when thenold one broke down? Or when my colleague asks me how to do something complex on excel? Or do I need to withdraw those skills in a good work environment because I cant send an invoice?

consider extra languages as DLC's, I have what I need to be able to do the thing, but you don't have access to those things without additional payment

And don’t some of these same orgs be getting mad when they speak a different language (about non work topics) around them?

I got one extra $1 for speaking another language than English at a call center job.

I agree with most of what she's getting at but honestly this person would just be a nighmare to work with. Its like "hey can you pass me the ketchup?" "What are you willing to pay me to do so, i bring alot to the table and i worked hard to have ketchup over here and spent alot of time to ensure the ketchup was where I sat, if you want this ketchup im going to need compensation for passing this to you and over time, and also a company car and phone"

I also am bisexual and they won't pay me better. I'm a plumber btw

Not hired. Although I agree with her, there are endless other prospects that only speak english, she's getting the job because of those skills....it's a question of do you want the job or not? It's ok....if she's doing well elsewhere or has money that's good, good on her...but if she "needs" the job and that's the difference. Take the job.

Keeping those languages in practice is work and that needs to be compensated. Should get at least 15% more pay

So no credit to the real Veronica, or did I miss that.

Absolutely

Reminds me of the time I got written up at a job where I helped a Japanese speaker who was not understanding English too well (inbound call center job). I am a polyglot and was told under no certain terms that if I was ever heard speaking any other languages other than English on a call I would be fired. This is the part of the story where most people would quit... but I got promoted into management instead. Not because of this, no, just because I had been a supervisor at other jobs previously 😂 Thankfully now I do get paid extra for my language skills, even though we have a translation service too.

Don't they pay you by the hour? So, if you translate for them, for a specific time period, you'll get paid for it.

Sorry, not this time. When she interviewed did she present that she was only bringing some of her skills to the job and others would cost extra? I think the idea is that if you have more skills you are more qualified. If she required extra pay because of the languages then why didn't she specify that requirement? This is a nominal request during work time. If she was asked to handle all Spanish customers I'd expect an adjustment.

It would be trilingual. Bi means two.

*ahem* Trilingual.

I LOVE IT

So you want the locals to be bilingial instead of the folk coming in? Yeah nah. I have a job like thst now and i make the customers speak english to me. They need a reality check that we're not gonna coddle them. Real adult world

😅😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤😂😂😂

Honestly, I don’t mind the getting asked to be paid more. When they say no, walk out. All you did by speaking like that to the interviewer was guarantee you don’t ever get a job there or anywhere that recruiter works in the future. And since recruiters know other recruiters….anywhere they work as well. Even though you are totally in the right, it’s all in the delivery.

Do this and I guarantee you will never find a job... a simple, "I would need to be compensated if I'm going to translate as well because it's an additional duty on top of what others in this role would do" would suffice. She comes off as condescending and is a sign of future trouble to hiring managers...

I would be very sure not to hire her.

Your learn Spanish for free. Welcome to amerika

I generally like these videos but this is one of them that is too confrontational.

I have a feeling that “Veronica” is the type of person who would invoice the company for opening the door for someone in management

I wish they could say something like, "Oh, we don't offer extra pay for your ability to talk to some customers who don't speak English, especially considering how rare it is to find a Spanish or French speaking customer. However, because you are fluent in 3 languages, it means you have edge in obtaining this job compared to literally everyone else applying for this position, which is the main benefit. Especially since this job pays twice as much as the minimum wage in this state at 20 dollars an hour, it's definitely a job you would want compared to other jobs in this area."

I have to argue in favor of corporate on this one. If she put on her resume that she's trilingual, and that was a consideration in hiring her, I think she should translate for the company at her current pay. (Of course, HR should acknowledge the skillset as something they may need her to provide in the future. This is where salary negotiation would come in.) If, however, it comes up later when employees are asked if they speak other languages because they need a translator then it is appropriate that Veronica be paid extra as a consultant.

I tell you what. Only speak whatever you want from your couch. Because we don’t need someone who isn’t willing to on occasion translate to help the company.

They’re called INTERPRETERS, not translators… 🙄

“No separate invoice, we were hoping you’d act like a normal human being that would help in an isolated situation with a skill you possess already…”

I dont understand the big deal. If its a customer service job worh only Spanish clients the salary needs to be right. In this video they hardly ever have any Spanish cliënt. Speaking Spanish when on occasion a Spanish cliënt is on the phone is not extra work compaired to handl9ng an English client. If the salary offered for the job is right, why be an ass about it.

Would you higher a person who proves how difficult they will be DURING THE INTERVIEW? Don’t you learn those skills to set yourself apart in the market? This would fly if she was the only applicant but there’s a very good chance that someone else might have been a better fit but they thought her language skills would’ve put her to 1st choice… until….

STOLEN CONTENT!!

She's running her mouth that's kind of mean. I'd enjoy translating instead of working, it's just chit chat and i get to feel needed. I speak español deutsch and english and ella sonó culera y agarrada, hay que acomedirse de ver en cuando y asi te veen chambear y te dan mas feria pues. Freundlichkeit ist kostenlos.

Newsflash: if you didn’t have the extra language skills, you might not have been hired in the first place or offered a lower basic salary. That’s how employment works… Just saying