Almost every workplace in the US has rules, similar to this. Try showing up to YOUR workplace with a shirt like that; and see how it goes. Most companies have a dress code that explicitly states that wearing shirts with a political/ religous or ‘hate’ message are prohibited while on company property.
She wore that shirt to work, to elicit an response. She got one, now she’s crying about it.
When you get a paycheck, you forfeit some of your ‘rights’. While at work, you don’t have the right to freely associate, you can’t write whatever you want, whenever you want, you can’t talk about whatever you want, whenever you want. You can’t decide to hold a religous ceremony any place you want, whenever you want.
Welcome to the workforce. You trade some of your personal freedoms for a paycheck. If at any time, you feel your personal freedoms are worth more to you than your paycheck; you are free to leave.
Chances are that if she wore a shirt with a Pro-Abortion message, she would have faced the same scenario. For those who have never held a job before, here’s a hint: “The Workplace is not the place to discuss politics or religion”.
Now wait a minute. This was not a regular work day. This was her own time and her day off.
How many of you have ever gone to work on your day off? How were you dressed? Think about it. These were not normal office hours anyway.
I understand a “dress code” during normal office hours but when an employee comes in on their own time then that is way different. Often because they did not have time to change and was in a hurry to go from one place to the next.
“The Workplace is not the place to discuss politics or religion”.
Are you a droid?
I believe the article said she dropped by on her day off to pick up some things. Seems to me her supervisor over reacted. Should she have worn the shirt later at the meeting? Perhaps not, but while there on her day off to gather a few items?
“She wore that shirt to work, to elicit an response. She got one, now she’s crying about it.
No, we can’t encourage people not to kill their babies because that is against the “rules”.
Screw your small minded rules! Murder is murder.
“Oh, I’m sorry officer... I couldn’t save the child from being run over by the car because that would have required me to walk on the grass - and walking on the grass is ‘against the rules’!”
Morally idiotic.
>> hi, i'm hodar
>> welcome to the workforce
>>when you get a paycheck, you forfeit some of your ‘rights’.
>>If at any time, you feel your personal freedoms are worth more to you than your paycheck; you are free to leave.
>>Every employee, unless under contract, serves at the will of his/her employer.
>>And remember, the Workplace is not the place to discuss politics or religion.
>>I am hodar and I have been promoted.
I agree. I sympathize with the girl's stance, but the office is not the place to voice them if you don't want repercussions. Now, if she can somehow show that other political/religious t-shirts were allowed and hers was banned, or if she were not violating a written policy, she might have an argument.
Funny, nobody said anything when I wore my "The Only Reason Some People Are Alive Is Because It's Against The Law To Kill Them" or "Be Patient, I'm Reloading!" shirt to work.
“The Workplace is not the place to discuss politics or religion”.
I would add it's best to keep it out of your barber shop/beauty parlor as well...
Regards,
GtG
When she went to her office on Jan. 3 during her off-duty hours to prepare materials for a meeting, she was told twice by a supervisor that if she planned to stay in the office, or attend a troop meeting, she would have to turn her shirt inside out.