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Permalink Reply by Niall on December 14, 2011 at 5:45am

I work in a medical residence. A family member of one the people I take care of introduced herself and immediately added "and I loooooooove Jesus!" i introduced myself without such a disclaimer. That was enough for her to tell the administrator that she felt uncomfortable with me caring for her father and that I was without compassion even though no one-- not ever her- had ever made a complaint based on anything I did. I now work on a different floor and I am not allowed to work in that wing.

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Permalink Reply by 3equ3cp1fsw0n on December 14, 2011 at 12:21pm

@ Niall - Maybe you are better off not having a patient with a relative like that?

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Permalink Reply by William C. Walker on December 14, 2011 at 9:16am

Niali, You are the victim of a Xianut troll.  You have my sympathy.  I have been 'defriended' by people I've known for forty plus years when they learned that I do not worship the late J.C. - if he did indeed ever exist.

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Permalink Reply by Ken Hughes on December 14, 2011 at 9:33am

There are those "friends" without whom one is better off in the end.

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Permalink Reply by Niall on December 14, 2011 at 12:45pm

It's fine really. My new location is slightly easier and the staff are nice. No one there knows my beliefs- and before this job I was a Christian so no one really cared. It's fine I guess- I wish I had a better response than "Hello, my name is Niall" which is apparently the blasphemous answer

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Permalink Reply by Michelob on December 14, 2011 at 6:12pm

Why is also are we not putting any responsibility on the employer without a backbone?  I agree, the relative is a troll, but Niall currently works for a company who does not stand behind their people.  It is one thing for a person to rock the boat unnecessarily, but don't forget about the flip-flopping organization that accommodates the bad behavior.

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Permalink Reply by Citizen Atheist on January 7, 2012 at 10:24am

For the first time in my life I have a job that completely accepts me for who I am and what I do and do not believe.  I have even posted my Pastafarian Certificate of Ordination in my classroom, framed.  My boss has needled me a little about it, but has not asked me to remove it.

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Permalink Reply by redpepper on January 11, 2012 at 12:05pm

I'm sure the original intent of this post is long past deadline, but the topic is still interesting.  My atheist views brought all sorts of problems my way for years.  I was judged by coworkers and bosses.  I was asked at least once a week, via email, to become christian.  I was treated with open and loud disrespect.  It was a losing battle to fight it, so I either had to deal with it or quit.  Then I got a new boss.  Not only is he athiest, he is very outspoken, intelligent, and respectful even when others are not.  He and I talk about all sorts of things, including religion and atheism, openly and often.  No one asks me to convert any more.  No one judges me for my lack of beliefs.  I no longer must cover up or downplay who I am.  I am grateful for the turn of events but still very concerned that it couldn't happen naturally without him. 

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Permalink Reply by onyango makagutu on January 8, 2013 at 12:22am

No I haven't been discriminated at work. My colleagues are all religious but among my bosses, one is atheist, some are believers but it is not an issue at work.

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Permalink Reply by James Cox on January 8, 2013 at 9:28am

While I was in school, I and friends would go to the local Catholic church for their soup kitchen, as a way to streach our school loans. I noticed that there were religious tables, and non-religious tables of folks talking. Sometimes it was a free for all or conversations concerning religion, and free thought. Over the years, it became clear that many of the theists could be very irritating, coming over for their monologues, or monopolizing the conversations, a few times coming to blows. The church finally posted a open letter describing soup kitchen policy, ' no preaching or you will be evicted'. It did not stop the theists, but atleast it could be niped in the bud.

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