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Don't make political statements in the workplace
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:28 pm
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:28 pm
Imagine if you pulled up to the drive thru window to get your cheeseburger meal and the lady giving you your meal started telling you about the horrendous injustices the government of the United States has perpetuated against black people. Or what if she screamed "Black lives matter!" as she passed you your food. Then imagine if you called corporate to complain and they said some bullshite like, "We encourage our employees to be able to express themselves as they see fit."
We realize that almost all Hollywood is in lock step with the left. Most of them are extremist, in fact. But they are smart enough to separate their political views from their profession. I know Tom Cruise and Matt Damon are liberals and I don't agree with 95% of their dumbass beliefs. I can live with this and still go see the Bourne movies because Matt Damon doesn't appear during the opening credits with some statement about how police are racist shitlords.
Leave your politics away from the workplace. That's pretty standard corporate behavior, especially when you're making seven figure salaries.
We realize that almost all Hollywood is in lock step with the left. Most of them are extremist, in fact. But they are smart enough to separate their political views from their profession. I know Tom Cruise and Matt Damon are liberals and I don't agree with 95% of their dumbass beliefs. I can live with this and still go see the Bourne movies because Matt Damon doesn't appear during the opening credits with some statement about how police are racist shitlords.
Leave your politics away from the workplace. That's pretty standard corporate behavior, especially when you're making seven figure salaries.
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Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:31 pm to ClientNumber9
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Or what if she screamed "Black lives matter!"
As long as the food is good and they didn't spit in it, I don't care what she screams.
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:33 pm to ClientNumber9
this needed another thread
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:33 pm to ClientNumber9
What if I work at a campaign headquarters?
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:34 pm to pvilleguru
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As long as the food is good
That is a provable.
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they didn't spit in it
This is not.
As Dirty Harry said "do you feel lucky"?
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:38 pm to ClientNumber9
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ClientNumber9
The difference in cheeseburger lady and the NFL players is cheeseburger lady can be easily replaced.
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:39 pm to ClientNumber9
True story.
A couple of days after Obama was elected I was in a fast food drive thru.
I pull up to get my food and there was a black girl at the window. She sees my pale face and breaks out singing At Last by Etta James.
A couple of days after Obama was elected I was in a fast food drive thru.
I pull up to get my food and there was a black girl at the window. She sees my pale face and breaks out singing At Last by Etta James.
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:40 pm to boogiewoogie1978
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The difference in cheeseburger lady and the NFL players is cheeseburger lady can be easily replaced.
You would think this would be obvious.
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:41 pm to ClientNumber9
I work in education and if you even allude to a political stance as a teacher or administrator you would lose that job in record time, hell you can't even post leanings on Facebook as a teacher or put a political sign on your yard.
But somehow it's okay to broadcast to millions of kids over television.
But somehow it's okay to broadcast to millions of kids over television.
This post was edited on 9/25/17 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:41 pm to boogiewoogie1978
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The difference in cheeseburger lady and the NFL players is cheeseburger lady can be easily replaced.
That's where I'd disagree. No one needs pro football. We may like it but varying sports have ebbed and flowed in popularity. McDonald's may still be able to operate their business by allowing their employees to make BLM statements but they'd lose 30% of their business.
If the NFL loses just 10% of their fan base, that translates into hundreds of millions of dollars lost.
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:42 pm to Antonio Moss
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The difference in cheeseburger lady and the NFL players is cheeseburger lady can be easily replaced.
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You would think this would be obvious.
So important people should be catered to?? because they are hard to replace??
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:43 pm to musick
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I work in education and if you even allude to a political stance as a teacher or administrator you would lose that job in record time, hell you can't even post leanings on Facebook as a teacher or put a political sign on your yard.
No every educational institution is like this.
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:45 pm to ClientNumber9
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That's where I'd disagree.
You disagree that it's more difficult to replace an NFL Safety than a fast food worker?
Do you also disagree with Supply and Demand? Gravity? Helocentrisim?
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:45 pm to ClientNumber9
quote:wait, does this NOT happen to you?
Imagine if you pulled up to the drive thru window to get your cheeseburger meal and the lady giving you your meal started telling you about the horrendous injustices the government of the United States has perpetuated against black people. Or what if she screamed "Black lives matter!" as she passed you your food
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:46 pm to ChineseBandit58
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So important people should be catered to?? because they are hard to replace??
Yes.
This is basically the cornerstone of free market economics.
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:47 pm to ClientNumber9
In fairness, a lot of drive thru workers probably are already sitting.
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:48 pm to ChineseBandit58
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So important people should be catered to?? because they are hard to replace??
Is your boss catered to more than you?
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:49 pm to ClientNumber9
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That's where I'd disagree. No one needs pro football. We may like it but varying sports have ebbed and flowed in popularity. McDonald's may still be able to operate their business by allowing their employees to make BLM statements but they'd lose 30% of their business.
If the NFL loses just 10% of their fan base, that translates into hundreds of millions of dollars lost.
Good thing they brought in $13 billion in a "down" year last year, then.
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:49 pm to ClientNumber9
With my job, we can't even put stickers on our cars, signs in our yards, or talk politics on social media. Some of us do anyway, but if caught you have to deal with the consequences. Does this policy chap my arse some? Yes, but I like my job so I'm willing to play ball. It should be the same for the players.
Posted on 9/25/17 at 12:49 pm to boogiewoogie1978
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Is your boss catered to more than you?
In my case, nope
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