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So would you wear a "666" sticker at work?[W:178]

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nota bene said:
I don't think you can really compare "UWUA 330" to "666."
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Each sticker has a particular mystique to it. I had people who were just as vehiment about not wearing that UWUA sticker as any religious fanatic. Hell, I had two people in my department come to blows the day after we went Union over the Unionization issue. It's all about whatever power you allow that number/emblem/logo to have in your life. We had two employees who were threatened with discipline after 9/11 for not wanting an American flag on their hardhats.

At times I can be ridiculously superstitous and/or unconventional in the way I live my life. I have no problem admitting that. However, I choose which things I do and don't allow to be important in my life. If he wants to refuse to wear the sticker, he has to realize that he might have to suffer the consequenes, just as those who didn't want to wear the UWUA sticker would have, and just as I have to because of my own peculiarities. We have a right to make that decision, but we don't have a right to avoid the consequences of those decisions.
 
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nota bene said:
I don't think you can really compare "UWUA 330" to "666."
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There's good odds that the employee in question, and some participants in this thread see them as little different.
 
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Manc Skipper said:
There's good odds that the employee in question, and some participants in this thread see them as little different.
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Aren't Unions from the devil?

Here's the complaint. I have a hard time believing it went down this way, but who knows? I usually believe that people are often fired for the excuse the employer can prove instead of the one he wants to use. Who knows what all was happening? I'd say the value of this employee may have been low to begin with, but firing someone for their religious beliefs is a definite no-no (unless they believe in human sacrifice of fellow employees or customers).
 
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√x = 25.8069758011 /where x is the number of consecutive days without an accident

:2razz:
 
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whysoserious said:
Por que? Yo no understando.
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לא? זוהי בעיה במתמטיקה פשוטה למדי
 
re: So would you wear a "666" sticker at work?[W:178]

I think the 666 sticker is a great idea .. and, considering the dirty devils running for office these days, everyone should be given this sticker when they leave the voting booth.
 
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Why celebrate the 666th day? Do they wear one for the 667th day too?

It's just seems a strange day to pick. 500, sure. 1000, absolutely. But 666? Weird.
 
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GreenvilleGrows said:
Here's the complaint. I have a hard time believing it went down this way, but who knows? I usually believe that people are often fired for the excuse the employer can prove instead of the one he wants to use. Who knows what all was happening? I'd say the value of this employee may have been low to begin with, but firing someone for their religious beliefs is a definite no-no (unless they believe in human sacrifice of fellow employees or customers).
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One would think that if he were a less-than-ideal employee that they could have easily come up with something more legally defensible than the sticker and the associated religious connotations.
 
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Manc Skipper said:
There's good odds that the employee in question, and some participants in this thread see them as little different.
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A union versus an entire religion, and you don't see a difference? :roll:
 
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I want one of those stickers to put on my bike! Or guitar. I wonder if anyone was offended at day 69? Or if people refused on day 13? Hell all the guy had to do was get injured :p

But seriously the company must not be very smart if they make stickers everyday that employees must wear or be punished. What harm would befall an employee that did not wear a sticker? I am an Atheist but I am on the guys side, for the simple fact that he is an adult and if he doesnt want to wear a stupid sticker more power to him.
 
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I wonder what this guy would do if he went to the store and the bill came to $6.66?
 
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rocket88 said:
Why celebrate the 666th day? Do they wear one for the 667th day too?

It's just seems a strange day to pick. 500, sure. 1000, absolutely. But 666? Weird.
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That's exactly what jumped out at me. It seems to me that a good lawyer could use this to imply there was an intention to persecute people of a certain religion. If the number was a normal mile stone like 500, 600, 750, 1000, etc it would have been ok. But 666 is only significant if you are religious or have an odd OCD compulsion for numbers of symmetry. The business' insistence to use a symbol that they knew or could have reasonably known would have caused strife among religious individuals is biased.
 
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radcen said:
I wonder what this guy would do if he went to the store and the bill came to $6.66?
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Buy gum?

There is a difference between happenstance and being forced to wear a symbol that violates your religious beliefs.
 
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Thats the kind of thing that makes religious people look goofy. 666 is the mark of the beast...and...its the number of jelly beans between 665 and 667 in a jar. And its the number of pennies between 665 and 667 in a jar. Its a freqin number. The number itself is not demonic. That guy should have taken a day of leave...or..fire him for refusing to follow company policies. Or...just call him a dumbass and press on.
 
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ksu_aviator said:
Buy gum?

There is a difference between happenstance and being forced to wear a symbol that violates your religious beliefs.
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That's my point. Similar to what VanceMack said, it's just happenstance. It happened to be the 666th day of injury-free work days. I still support the guy in his complaint, but at the same time I wonder if it really is that big a deal.

If the sticker said "Celebrating 666 injury-free days!", then I would consider his complaint somewhat silly.

If the sticker just said "666", and people were supposed to know what that meant, then I would consider his complaint thoroughly legitimate.

Side note: I would like to know if they wear a new sticker every day, or if this particular day was chosen. That makes a difference, too.
 
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radcen said:
That's my point. Similar to what VanceMack said, it's just happenstance. It happened to be the 666th day of injury-free work days. I still support the guy in his complaint, but at the same time I wonder if it really is that big a deal.

If the sticker said "Celebrating 666 injury-free days!", then I would consider his complaint somewhat silly.

If the sticker just said "666", and people were supposed to know what that meant, then I would consider his complaint thoroughly legitimate.

Side note: I would like to know if they wear a new sticker every day, or if this particular day was chosen. That makes a difference, too.
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That last question is very good. Was this a daily sticker or a one time sticker? That changes the significance.
 
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Tashah said:
√x = 25.8069758011 /where x is the number of consecutive days without an accident

:2razz:
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Making it 25.8069758011^2 would make for a slightly more concise sticker, or ~25.807^2

or binary: 1010011010

or to be really concise hex: 29A
 
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Considering they would have a different sticker the next day, and this kind of complaint wouldn't happen for any other number... why did this company go to such trouble? Why not just say "oh, okay, I guess", and simply not care for one single day?
 
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radcen said:
I wonder what this guy would do if he went to the store and the bill came to $6.66?
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I've had that happen. I give them more and tell them to keep the change.
 
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I'd wear the sticker upside down.

I guess he wouldn't care for my bike.

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ksu_aviator said:
That last question is very good. Was this a daily sticker or a one time sticker? That changes the significance.
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You had only to read the first four sentences of the link I provided in the OP to know that workers wear the stickers every day.
 
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I hope this guy wins the suit (if, the facts are that he was fired for not wearing the sticker or even for just making a fuss about not wearing it).

The main reason is that he shouldn't have been fired for something so stupid. I don't really care if it is part of his religious beliefs or not, it is wrong to dictate that a person wear something that they find offensive, especially if it has zero affect on how well the person is able to do their job.

As a second reason though, I just find it incredibly stupid and a huge waste of money that this company would make the employees wear these stickers every single day. It is much, much more efficient and money wise to just have a sign up in the work place that has the number of days accident free, like the Navy does pretty much everywhere. And there is nothing professional about grown men and women wearing stickers around work on their clothing, especially in a factory.
 
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I wonder how this movement is proceeding. The man shouldn't have been fired over the sticker for his religiousbeliefs, so it would seem reasonable to sue.
 
re: So would you wear a "666" sticker at work?[W:178]

I wonder if anyone has told his about the strongly supported theory that there was a translation error in the Bible and the number of the beast is actually 616.
 
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