The director of Wake County Human Services, Ramon A. Rojano, was suspended after some of his employees complained that he made unwelcome comments about their weight. I am not convinced that these comments warranted a suspension, but so be it.
But here is the kicker. According to the N&O article,
He said he is still learning the nuances of both the English language and what is appropriate to say in the South. Remarks that would have been fine in a Latin culture or in Connecticut were deemed offensive by some employees, he said.
Mr. Rojano’s excuse is a load of bull. I recently heard him deliver a lengthy presentation on the county’s human services programs and he seemed to understand the nuances of the English language just fine. (He’s been in the United States for 22 years!) If he truly doesn’t have an adequate grasp of English, then he has no business being the director of Wake County’s human services programs.
