Yep, yep

Posted By: RanAwayFast on 2009-04-16
In Reply to: Is it fair to use ESLs on testing - Fingers

Know precisely what you mean. A few months back I was invited to test for a company (I'm sure it was the same company you're speaking of but I honestly cannot recall their name). The very first file not only had rather bad audio, distant and a bit staticky, but about 3 minutes into it, I abandoned it and decided NOT to test. VERY heavy ESL dictator and, as you said, not just an accent but barely intelligible.

I figured this way of giving a heads-up as to what to expect on the account for which they were hiring. I exited out of the testing, politely declined the offer to test, and never looked back.

I don't mind ESL but that audio was a nightmare (and probably very reflective of what one can expect day in and day out).

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Is it fair to use ESLs on testing - Fingers
- No. That's a company who won't spend the time it - anon
- but if the company has dictators sm - long time MTr
  - I beg to differ - Accept?uh-uh
    - because you have never "accepted" sm - Oh for crying out loud!
    - Maybe I should not even use the term ESL - Fingers
      - yes there are many "non ESL" sm - long time MTr
      - True, ESLs are not the only horrible - kt
    - If you are in this profession you have to - SM
  - I do accept ESL as part of the profession - Fingers
    - then read what I said, this may be sm - long time MTr
      - It is what it is - Fingers
        your original post about is it fair sm - long time MTr
- Most of the time you do end - catsxoxo
- Yep, yep - RanAwayFast
- Sometimes failure is a good thing - sm - mav
- Maybe they want to see how well you - SM
- But if that is the type of dictator that you will be doing, isn't it best for both of you sm - LTMT
  - OMG - Yes - Fingers
- you probably wouldn't want that job anyway. - steady eddie

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