HR wanted a diversity bullet point. They got a man who now says good morning in a language spoken by 0.0001% of your suppliers.

Man Learns Welsh, Claims Bilingual Raise Before HR Can Rewrite The Policy

A company's raise policy promised a 10% pay bump to any bilingual employee but never named a language. One worker enrolled in a Welsh course, addressed HR in Welsh, and collected the raise. Management rewrote the policy within the week. He now uses the Welsh at work in ways the article details — and argues the loophole wasn't cynical exploitation but something closer to fair play.

Source: Man Learns Welsh, Claims Bilingual Raise Before HR Can Rewrite The Policy — Bored Panda

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