Comments on: Have you ever suffered discrimination?

By: MikeM

MikeM — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:13:04 +0000

I usually took two to three weeks off in July to help organize the Oregon Country Fair. The Manager was flexing his powers and informed me that I could have a three day weekend. This dialog followed:

Me; I’ll be gone for three weeks
Him; You can have Friday off
Me; I’ll be gone three weeks
Him; I’m not giving you permission.
Me; I’m not asking for permission.
Him; dumbfounded blank stare

I side stepped his power. This only works if you are willing to be fired. I wasn’t fired but I kept my gloating to myself and the management gave me new respect.

By: Brandi Palechek

Brandi Palechek — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:54:34 +0000

On the brighter side, this recent article from the On Religion section of the NY Times shows the growing acceptance of Paganism: Paganism, Just Another Religion for Military and Academia http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/us/31religion.html

By: sally perzanowski

sally perzanowski — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:09:29 +0000

Yes I have been discriminated for being pagan as well as being exotic dancer

By: lada

lada — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:45:54 +0000

got a response from Limited (I presume a parent company) that of course they don’t discriminate in any way and cannot comment on ongoing litigation.
fie on them…they lost me when they discontinued Sandalwood Rose, anyway.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:07:07 +0000

I had a similar experience, myself. This past Samhain, I was planning on going back to my hometown for an observance with my fellow pagans.
I requested the weekend off three weeks in advance and I still found myself scheduled during the time I requested off.
I failed to mention to my employer that it was a religious holiday because I knew that if I explained that, I would just be ridiculed. So in order to keep my job, I dropped my plans to go home and observe the holiday and I worked instead.

There really was nothing good that could have come out of that situation.