Hot take: MBB and Big 4 consultants should be required to speak a second language

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Agreed, if their first language isn't English.

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As a consultant all you need to learn is “It Depends” in whatever language you’re going to have to work with

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Consultantese is already its own language though

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Kyun?

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Dumb unless necessary

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Depende si trabajas en proyectos internacionales

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No, digo en general

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English and Pig Latin 😎

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Ok. Which language? I used to run a global biz and it was common to have calls where their first language was not English and they all spoke different languages. English is the great denominator.

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I speak 4 so I’m okay.

Que?

Good thing I was raised bilingual

English and Gen Z English? Can’t do that. Too hard

African American Vernacular English. There was a post yesterday by McK complaining that Gen Z appropriated AAVE

Parkour?

Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. Warum muß man eine Fremdsprache sprechen, wenn er nur in einem Land arbeitet?

Does Python and R count?

I agree everyone should know at least 2 programming languages since it is obviously necessary for every role

Just a hot take, everyone should know 2 languages

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