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aberkok · 03-01-2006, 07:27 PM

When I said I think my co-worker feels threatened, it's because he suggested some action to correct the "problem." So what if we are "enabling" people to continue not to learn english by having a lax immigration policy.

If it was merely an annoyance, I don't think he'd suggest changing the immigration policy in order to keep these people out. I just think he overreacted to his unfortunate phone situation. I've been at that job 4 years and probably deciphered hundreds of calls like that and never once did I think it was a national problem. They're still customers aren't they? Apart from the fact that most immigrants are great people, if it weren't for them, we probably wouldn't have our jobs (me and my co-worker specifically). Chinese and Koreans probably form over 50% of our customer base at the store.

03-01-2006, 07:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
aberkok “Wrong is right.” Location: toronto	When I said I think my co-worker feels threatened, it's because he suggested some action to correct the "problem." So what if we are "enabling" people to continue not to learn english by having a lax immigration policy. If it was merely an annoyance, I don't think he'd suggest changing the immigration policy in order to keep these people out. I just think he overreacted to his unfortunate phone situation. I've been at that job 4 years and probably deciphered hundreds of calls like that and never once did I think it was a national problem. They're still customers aren't they? Apart from the fact that most immigrants are great people, if it weren't for them, we probably wouldn't have our jobs (me and my co-worker specifically). Chinese and Koreans probably form over 50% of our customer base at the store. __________________ !check out my new blog! http://arkanamusic.wordpress.com Warden Gentiles: "It? Perfectly innocent. But I can see how, if our roles were reversed, I might have you beaten with a pillowcase full of batteries."