He claimed that most of his colleagues spoke Hindi, Bengali or Bangla, while he was not comfortable speaking or understanding Hindi.
A Hyderabad-based AI engineer has shared his experience of working at a company where he says language became a barrier to his professional growth. He said the situation eventually left him considering quitting the job.
The engineer alleged that the colleague later presented his work to the VP as his own. (Also Read: Man quits 9-to-5 to answer appliance questions online, earns up to $15,000 a month ) He claimed that another developer was brought in to work on the project and that he helped the colleague with prompts.
Read the full story here. The engineer questioned why Hindi appeared to be important for workplace communication when his education and professional training had been in English. The post drew reactions from other users, with some sharing similar experiences of language barriers at work. (Also Read: ‘Drums are okay, but Urban Company isn’t?’: Bengaluru resident questions society rule ) Another commenter advised the engineer to try learning some Hindi phrases and slang to make communication easier, while acknowledging that regional and linguistic favouritism can exist in workplaces. HT.com has not independently verified the claims and does not endorse them.)
“I was removed from the actual model trainings, model evaluations part because they have communication problem,” he wrote. He also claimed that during a meeting, the VP told others, “Give him to some south guy. He said he was now considering resigning, despite having joined the company only four months earlier. One commenter wrote, “This sort of regionalism, linguistic, religious, caste, gender favouritism is everywhere.” (Disclaimer: This report is based on user-generated content from social media.
