Comments on: Challenges at work http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/articles/blogs/challenges-at-work/ Community Resources for Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Houston Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:52:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AJ http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/articles/blogs/challenges-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-880 AJ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:15:49 +0000 http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/?p=14374#comment-880 This is far-fetching article I read. I'm profound deaf and huge fan of computers with different skills. I work for background screening company for 5 years in Atlanta, GA. I was promoted for criminal Senior Analyst few years ago. I strived for many success in my job. In fact, there are several communication barriers in my job. I tried not to get disappointed and find my way to work with them in better atomosphere between deaf and hearing. I asked them to speak slow or repeat so the misunderstanding won't occur in the situation. No interpreters. I became the valuable asset in my job and I know what they are looking for. I'm interested in network engineering and hope to become one one day. I hate to think "what if" with many questions that I can't answer. Your article does helped me some ways and I am deeply glad to read with your share of opinions. It increase my hope in becoming IT and won't let my dream get faded one day. :) This is far-fetching article I read. I’m profound deaf and huge fan of computers with different skills. I work for background screening company for 5 years in Atlanta, GA. I was promoted for criminal Senior Analyst few years ago. I strived for many success in my job. In fact, there are several communication barriers in my job. I tried not to get disappointed and find my way to work with them in better atomosphere between deaf and hearing. I asked them to speak slow or repeat so the misunderstanding won’t occur in the situation. No interpreters. I became the valuable asset in my job and I know what they are looking for.
I’m interested in network engineering and hope to become one one day. I hate to think “what if” with many questions that I can’t answer.
Your article does helped me some ways and I am deeply glad to read with your share of opinions. It increase my hope in becoming IT and won’t let my dream get faded one day. :)

]]> By: Vadim http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/articles/blogs/challenges-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-728 Vadim Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:36:13 +0000 http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/?p=14374#comment-728 Oz - a great article and I tend to agree on most points here. I am a Deaf software engineer here in California. Having worked in the computer industry for 20+ years, I have seen lot of "discrimination" and how hearing people treated me as a deaf colleague. Every time I joined the company, I was immediately looked down. I had to work hard to prove that I am a valuable resource even though I had all credentials and I "knew" more than they did. That usually paid off but at my expense. Hearing people did not have to go through that and it is simply not fair. Another challenge is how you communicate with your hearing peers and hearing managers "casually" over the water tank. I could go on but nothing really much has changed over 20+ years. I have to say that it got worse over the last few years especially when the economy tanked down. I will follow you at Twitter. Mine is @vadimsf Oz – a great article and I tend to agree on most points here. I am a Deaf software engineer here in California. Having worked in the computer industry for 20+ years, I have seen lot of “discrimination” and how hearing people treated me as a deaf colleague. Every time I joined the company, I was immediately looked down. I had to work hard to prove that I am a valuable resource even though I had all credentials and I “knew” more than they did. That usually paid off but at my expense. Hearing people did not have to go through that and it is simply not fair. Another challenge is how you communicate with your hearing peers and hearing managers “casually” over the water tank. I could go on but nothing really much has changed over 20+ years. I have to say that it got worse over the last few years especially when the economy tanked down. I will follow you at Twitter. Mine is @vadimsf

]]> By: Dianrez http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/articles/blogs/challenges-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-727 Dianrez Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:21:56 +0000 http://www.houstondeafnetwork.com/?p=14374#comment-727 Very well stated. In sum, hiring the disabled is most likely during times when it is a employee's market and businesses are hurting for more employees to keep up with the competition. Bangalore is an excellent example because they are flooded with requests from American companies to provide low-priced work. It could change as the economy improves and American companies find that it is easier to hire deaf Americans and directly supervise them rather than negotiate the language and cultural differences of a faraway country. We can hope. Very well stated. In sum, hiring the disabled is most likely during times when it is a employee’s market and businesses are hurting for more employees to keep up with the competition. Bangalore is an excellent example because they are flooded with requests from American companies to provide low-priced work.

It could change as the economy improves and American companies find that it is easier to hire deaf Americans and directly supervise them rather than negotiate the language and cultural differences of a faraway country. We can hope.

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