Hispanic Heritage Month: Is It Ok to Speak Spanish at Work?

The phone rings at the office and it’s my sister in Miami and I automatically switch into Spanish to speak to her. A member of the Latino affinity group greets me in Spanish, “Que tal?”,  in the hallway and I reply, “Muy bien! Y tu?” I’m in line at the cafeteria during lunch and I chat in Spanish with one of the food servers about Da Bears. Are these Spanish conversational exchanges appropriate in the workplace? DiversityInc explores this topic by asking several Latino/Hispanic leaders their take on the etiquette of speaking Spanish in the workplace. Check it out for some helpful and thoughtful guidelines.

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