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Yeah, Eastern European accents are harsh- sounding to Americans. Nobody thinks German is a romantic language, for example. You may not be able to tell this, but is your accent thick? Eh you know what? Fuck that. It doesn't matter since you're not doing customer service. Gather all the weekly one-on-one reviews that are in writing and make sure you use commas properly when writing large numbers. I think, from a legal standpoint, that this would be a very hard case to prove. You might be right, but proving you're right might be difficult. Where I work, there's no shame in always asking a coworker to review your work for errors. Do you have a(n American) coworker you can ask to review things that are going out? We do this consistently and nobody minds and everyone would rather take the two minutes to make sure nothing goes out with mistakes. Keep looking for another job.[/quote]

Honestly, I wouldn't call my accent or manner of speaking harsh. I actually am very soft-spoken, though as you say not that it matters. I have co-workers who I communicate with us and discuss work projects with, however in my mid-year review, the manager actually noted that I rely on others too much and do not try to solve problems myself first. Again, this was deceptively written as the entire department was new and everyone was consulting with each other about what we were doing. [/quote]

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