Domino's Pizza store tells staff 'speak English'

[Sudden]

Everyone in this country should be made to speak English at all times - It's England so speak it.
If they won't them deport them. Too damn soft this country with immigrants.

Seriously?

I speak other languages (ok, one other ) - why the hell should I restrict myself to one?

I speak English during my working day and with most of my friends. I know a couple of people who speak Hindi, like I do, and sometimes talk to them in that (though even our conversation is mostly in English). Now I should be stopped from being able to? Why? Perhaps I do want to talk about you without you understanding. That's up to me.

I agree that it's considered rude, but manners isn't something that the law should start mandating.

With respect to the Dominos matter - perhaps it makes sense to encourage staff to speak English while at work, but I don't agree with mandating it. As some others have said - as long as it is English being spoken to the customers, why does it matter?

 

[arknor]

We used to allow only English in front of customers and around other English staff. When in washroom or out back its up to them doesn't hurt anyone.

I must admit whenever I hear a language I don't speak I'm always paranoid its aimed at me haha.

me too.

hate being in shops where you walk in and they start talking in some foreign language.

I' with dominos on this one but no doubt they will back down and bend over

 

[gigeorge]

English in the workplace, this is England after all.

 

[deanolfc]

Good on Dominos.

 

[arknor]

Good on Dominos.

It's only one dominos franchise not the whole of dominos

 

[thep02]

Lots of openly admitted paranoia in this thread, I'd be paranoid about admitting having paranoid thoughts in case folk used my paranoia against me, I say let folk speak what is easiest in the given circumstance and stop employing paranoiacs.

 

[Freefaller]

It really wouldn't bother me. I don't see the fuss of it myself.

 

[MooMoo444]

No problemo

 

[teaboy5]

We have no idea what has gone on in this store. For all we know the other members of staff could have been bullying the other staff who don't speak their language. For example speaking another language and then looking at a staff member and laughing, could be considered a kind of bullying.

But again don't let the lack of facts get in the way of a story.

 

[markweatherill]

I had a pizza the other night and you know what? It smelt and tasted 'foreign'.

 

[thep02]

I had a pizza the other night and you know what? It smelt and tasted 'foreign'.

Foreign Lover!!! What's wrong with chips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[zenf]

Now I should be stopped from being able to? Why? Perhaps I do want to talk about you without you understanding. That's up to me.

I agree that it's considered rude, but manners isn't something that the law should start mandating.

With respect to the Dominos matter - perhaps it makes sense to encourage staff to speak English while at work, but I don't agree with mandating it. As some others have said - as long as it is English being spoken to the customers, why does it matter?

In a working environment, being rude and aggravating other employees is hardly contructive, it's pretty sensible that they'd want to discourage that but how could they without making it mandatory? Unless it's mandatory, I expect many would have the same attitude towards it as you: "Perhaps I do want to talk about you without you understanding. That's up to me."

I don't think they're suggesting making it law, it's just Domino's policy.

 

[thep02]

In a working environment, being rude and aggravating other employees is hardly contructive, it's pretty sensible that they'd want to discourage that but how could they without making it mandatory?

I don't think they're suggesting making it law, it's just Domino's policy.

But inefficient if two Bulgarians can't talk in their own language about the task at hand and have to muddle through in broken misunderstood English.

 

[arknor]

But inefficient if two Bulgarians can't talk in their own language about the task at hand and have to muddle through in broken misunderstood English.

anyone coming to work over here should be learning English and the best way to learn English is to practice it and integrate into society.

 

[zenf]

But inefficient if two Bulgarians can't talk in their own language about the task at hand and have to muddle through in broken misunderstood English.

True, but if they're being employed in a role where they're expected to communicate in English, you'd expect them to not be hired unless they had a decent grasp of it.

 

[MikeTheNative]

Are people that worried about other people speaking a language that they can't understand? I'm not bothered what they speak as long as they speak English to me.

 

[thep02]

True, but if they're being employed in a role where they're expected to communicate in English, you'd expect them to not be hired unless they had a decent grasp of it.

However in a menial position such things can be overlooked in the hiring process still leaving it perfectly reasonable for them to speak Bulgarian while sorting out the task between them.

 

[Haggisman]

But inefficient if two Bulgarians can't talk in their own language about the task at hand and have to muddle through in broken misunderstood English.

Call me old-fashioned, but surely anyone moving to a country with the intention of living and working there should ensure they are fluent enough to speak the local language without difficulty?

In a social environment purely with others of the same nationality? No problem, but in a professional capacity you should speak the accepted language.

I wouldn't move to e.g. Germany expecting everyone I work with to just "put up" with me speaking English the whole time (whether they could understand it or not), because quite frankly it's rude and arrogant.

 

[thep02]

Are people that worried about other people speaking a language that they can't understand? I'm not bothered what they speak as long as they speak English to me.

As I said earlier paranoia abounds and the lack of shame admitting it astounds me.

 

[thep02]

Call me old-fashioned, but surely anyone moving to a country with the intention of living and working there should ensure they are fluent enough to speak the local language without difficulty?

In a social environment purely with others of the same nationality? No problem, but in a professional capacity you should speak the accepted language.

I wouldn't move to e.g. Germany expect everyone I work with to just "put up" with me speaking English the whole time (whether they could understand it or not), because quite frankly it's rude and arrogant.

Not really if they want to fill boxes and move them around the ability to move would seem the only requirement and socially I expect they'll pick up English over the years, like I would if I moved somewhere else.