Passed over for another business opportunity? It may be because of your accent
Globally, nearly one in five workers say they’ve been passed over for business trips — not because of costs or lack of seniority, but because of the way they speak.
In a survey of 3,850 business travelers in 25 markets, 18% of men and 16% of women said they felt they lacked equal opportunities for business trips because of their accents,
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