@Work: How to Get on my "No" List

Jan 29, 2007 at 5:41 PM
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[Design Agency redacted] may be asked to provide a mirror copy of the [site name redacted] in Mexican only.

- Statement of Work, Lame Agency

I think just reading this document might violate our Diversity Policy. The word "Mexican" is used instead of "Spanish" four more times in the document.

Yeah, we won't be using you again on my watch.

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I'm not sure what you're talking about. I speak Mexican. Send them to me.

btw... HAHAHAHAHAHA SWEEEEEET SITE REDESIGN!!!

Oh.My.God. You've got to be kidding. They surely aren't based in California are they?

Actually they are totally a California (Los Angeles-based) firm. This is the 2nd project they've participated in that I've been a part of that they've shown themselves to be lame.

The first was just bad design. This is just bad character.

I just laughed out loud. How did they actually send that out the door?

Wow! Unfortunately if you don't tell them they're culturally ignorant they probably won't get it and if you do, they still won't get it. I know of one women's contract with my company that wasn't renewed because she pissed off many of our translators by asking them if they could translate from Mexican to English. Once it was found out, she was quietly ushered out.

@Work: How to Get on my "No" List

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