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My workplace has standardised on en-GB, which unfortunately does put me at an advantage. But it’s realistically the only way it can work: there’s no chance that
by robin_reala 4y ago
My workplace has standardised on en-GB, which unfortunately does put me at an advantage. But it’s realistically the only way it can work: there’s no chance that globally every employee will learn sv-SE.
So what can you do? Encourage your native speakers to simplify their language is a good first step. Stop using so many idioms that don’t directly translate, and pick more common words when more common words will do.
Then make sure that English is a skill assessed in hiring. And as it’s a business requirement for reasonable English, make sure that training is available to those that want / need it.
It doesn’t have to be English of course, the same advice would apply the other way around if you pick a different language. But you’ll probably find long-term hiring easier if you stick to a lingua franca.
- GianFabien 4y agoIn IT lingua franca would be EN-US. After all, so many terms are actually based on Latin or Greek.