While I'm sure that's a thing, I'm often surprised by how often I run into situations where Asians have high level positions at companies despite having poor sp

While I'm sure that's a thing, I'm often surprised by how often I run into situations where Asians have high level positions at companies despite having poor spoken English skills. This might be more of a US thing, but hard work and situational luck seem to propel folks well beyond what you'd initially assume listening to them speak.