This is an elaborated writing blurb for an essay I wrote my first semester of college titled "Learning by Failure," which highlights the phenomenon of human behaviour modification through trial and error. The original essay was for a class "World of Work" in which I learned about dynamics/focuses in the workplace across sociological, cultural, and generational demographics. My writing adds to the ideas in the original essay with special focuses on linguistic barriers that are present in job settings. 

Do you ever feel there are differences in the ways your coworkers talk that might lead to miscommunications between yourself and them?

When you're in a work setting - whether that's remotely or in-person - you are collaborating with others that have different strengths and backgrounds that complement one another. However, just like other times of socialization, you might notice there are speech behaviors or patterns that confuse conversation. This could be due to a number of reasons. Sometimes, it can be certain dialects bringing out regional slang that doesn't translate perfectly from the speaker to the recepient. It could also be speech differences through pronunciations: vocal fluctuations that are more common with other languages and regions, creating a different context in sentences; or a different accent from an outside area. In the workplace, things can get more complex.

There is a preconceived standard of language considered "suitable" in a professional setting that might not always account for regional and cultural factors.