THE WRONG LANGUAGE

I TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO A CLIENT WHY I

COULDN’T HELP HIM WITH A PROJECT THAT

WAS WRITTEN IN A PROGRAM CODE

THAT I DIDN’T KNOW.

“LET’S SAY YOU’RE ASKING ME TO WRITE

SOMETHING IN A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE.

NOW, I’M FLUENT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH,

BUT YOUR PROJECT IS IN CHINESE.

SINCE I DON’T UNDERSTAND CHINESE,

I’M NOT YOUR BEST OPTION.

YOU NEED SOMEONE WHO IS FLUENT IN

THIS SPECIFIC LANGUAGE. SEE?”

HE SAID HE DID AND THANKED ME.

THE NEXT MORNING,

I GOT A CALL FROM ANOTHER DEVELOPER

ASKING, “WHY IS SO-AND-SO ASKING US

IF WE’RE FLUENT IN CHINESE?”