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We have a Muslim woman working in our office (not directly in my department). She is the child of immigrants.
A good friend of mine-a really great guy is the type that when he talks to you he likes to put his hand on your shoulder or something like that. I mean, everyone likes this guy. He's a volunteer fireman and coaches baseball-just a good all around guy.
Well, he had to talk to her about something so he puts his hand on her shoulder. She tells him "don't you ever put your filthy hand on me again"
He was just devastated. He felt so bad, like she though he was a perv or something. I told him that Muslim women don't like to be touched, but did she have to talk to him like that? He's not the same person anymore, he hardly talks to anyone, he thinks he did something wrong. That is the kind of cancer they bring into a workplace.
She comes in and works Christian Holidays and takes comp days off, but she makes sure we all know she's working. (I work shift work and have worked holidays for 25+ years). She works them by choice as she is a daytime worker.
She volunteer with the United Way and she's trying to sell these raffle tickets where she would come to your house and cook your Thanksgiving Dinner this year. Supposedly she's a good cook. I told her straight out that I would eat at McDonalds before I let her in my house. And I told her who my manager is if she has a problem with that.
You're at work and your Muslim co-worker tells you the following:
Police arrest the co-worker for attempted terrorism.
A prominent local lawyer (who does not represent the arrested) says police were right to act, but they may have gone overboard since the case has a religious component.
If someone of a religion which calls for jihad, which is known for terrorist attacks around the world, makes a statement like she did to a co-worker, is it not attempted terrorism? How could the lawyer even try and spin this around citing a religious component -- when all along the religion is misinterpreted by some to require death to infidels, and picking up a gun and shooting people falls in line with that?
We have a Muslim woman working in our office (not directly in my department). She is the child of immigrants.
A good friend of mine-a really great guy is the type that when he talks to you he likes to put his hand on your shoulder or something like that. I mean, everyone likes this guy. He's a volunteer fireman and coaches baseball-just a good all around guy.
Well, he had to talk to her about something so he puts his hand on her shoulder. She tells him "don't you ever put your filthy hand on me again"
He was just devastated. He felt so bad, like she though he was a perv or something. I told him that Muslim women don't like to be touched, but did she have to talk to him like that? He's not the same person anymore, he hardly talks to anyone, he thinks he did something wrong. That is the kind of cancer they bring into a workplace.
She comes in and works Christian Holidays and takes comp days off, but she makes sure we all know she's working. (I work shift work and have worked holidays for 25+ years). She works them by choice as she is a daytime worker.
She volunteer with the United Way and she's trying to sell these raffle tickets where she would come to your house and cook your Thanksgiving Dinner this year. Supposedly she's a good cook. I told her straight out that I would eat at McDonalds before I let her in my house. And I told her who my manager is if she has a problem with that.
That is terrible. She could have explained to him that she she doesn't like to be touched, or shouldn't be touched. No one deserves to have their head bitten off like that.
We have a Muslim woman working in our office (not directly in my department). She is the child of immigrants.
A good friend of mine-a really great guy is the type that when he talks to you he likes to put his hand on your shoulder or something like that. I mean, everyone likes this guy. He's a volunteer fireman and coaches baseball-just a good all around guy.
Well, he had to talk to her about something so he puts his hand on her shoulder. She tells him "don't you ever put your filthy hand on me again"
He was just devastated. He felt so bad, like she though he was a perv or something. I told him that Muslim women don't like to be touched, but did she have to talk to him like that? He's not the same person anymore, he hardly talks to anyone, he thinks he did something wrong. That is the kind of cancer they bring into a workplace.
She comes in and works Christian Holidays and takes comp days off, but she makes sure we all know she's working. (I work shift work and have worked holidays for 25+ years). She works them by choice as she is a daytime worker.
She volunteer with the United Way and she's trying to sell these raffle tickets where she would come to your house and cook your Thanksgiving Dinner this year. Supposedly she's a good cook. I told her straight out that I would eat at McDonalds before I let her in my house. And I told her who my manager is if she has a problem with that.
You have no idea if she is simply religious or if she were sexually assaulted in her past.
I don't care if the guy is a nice guy or not, you don't touch co-workers or anyone without being invited to do so.
He is the cancer in the workplace. He put his hands on another employee.
Perhaps others in the office are uncomfortable as well but are afraid to say something because of reactions like yours.
When the crazy talker mixes their religion in with the crazy talk, how, as a society, can we determine what is merely stupidity or what is a red flag?
I suppose there are criminal profilers who are more or less qualified to make such determinations. How, and in what degree "religion" is mixed into it is of only passing importance. Any aspect of religion should not be given any special consideration or any special prejudice either. Crazy is crazy.
You're at work and your Muslim co-worker tells you the following:
Police arrest the co-worker for attempted terrorism.
A prominent local lawyer (who does not represent the arrested) says police were right to act, but they may have gone overboard since the case has a religious component.
If someone of a religion which calls for jihad, which is known for terrorist attacks around the world, makes a statement like she did to a co-worker, is it not attempted terrorism? How could the lawyer even try and spin this around citing a religious component -- when all along the religion is misinterpreted by some to require death to infidels, and picking up a gun and shooting people falls in line with that?
I'd say the police did the right thing, and that they should prosecute her to the maximum extent allowed. I don't care if religion is involved. If anything, it makes it even scarier as fundies can be frightening in their zeal.
You have no idea if she is simply religious or if she were sexually assaulted in her past.
I don't care if the guy is a nice guy or not, you don't touch co-workers or anyone without being invited to do so.
He is the cancer in the workplace. He put his hands on another employee.
Perhaps others in the office are uncomfortable as well but are afraid to say something because of reactions like yours.
Seems as if you have a problem.
The manager is a friend of mine, he already told me they are going to fire her. They are just looking for an excuse. Good riddance and I hope they learned their lesson.
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