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> Who is going to hire some rando non-english speaking guys from the 7-11

You know you didn't have to put non-english speaking in there, right? Totally unnecessary and shows potential racial bias.

(I'm not perfect either, and it bugs me when I say stuff like that too.)

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Rolling my eyes here, bud. You’re missing the forest for the non-PC tree.

I met someone who could have been described as a “non-English-speaking roofer.” (Not Latino, fwiw.) He says he was essentially enslaved by the guy running the contracting company, and he had no recourse as no one spoke his language.

That’s the real issue, not phrasing quibbles

I think a case could be made in some situations that if your employees don't speak English and you don't speak whatever language they speak, you may get poorer construction outcomes. Even if the employees are experiences and smart.

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