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I don’t celebrate any holidays- so you can’t either...
DIR By: Andi_3k
Date: December 8, 2020, 4:18 pm
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I’ll admit I may be biased against this person- she’s the one
who sings.all.day.long- her newest thing is that we should not
celebrate any holiday because “it’s offensive to her” so she
wants no holiday parties, potluck s are out but we should not
decorate desks, exchange cards or gifts among ourselves nor even
exchange holiday greetings between each other or with customers.
My feeling is this is going too far, I am not sure how to even
be civil much less gracious to her at this point
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Re: I don’t celebrate any holidays- so you can’t either...
DIR By: gramma dishes
Date: December 8, 2020, 6:48 pm
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^^^ Please tell me you and everyone else is completely ignoring
her!
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Re: I don’t celebrate any holidays- so you can’t either...
DIR By: oogyda
Date: December 8, 2020, 6:55 pm
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It's not just you and your possible bias. And it's not just
her.
It has completely gone too far in general. It seems like one
person celebrating offends someone else. I liken it to
something I heard elsewhere..
Basically, we can't let others have their thing if it's not our
thing.
Our country was founded on the concept of "Freedom OF religion"
not "Freedom FROM religion".
Edited to try to make a little more sense.
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Re: I don’t celebrate any holidays- so you can’t either...
DIR By: Andi_3k
Date: December 8, 2020, 8:29 pm
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--- Quote from: gramma dishes link ---
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> ^^^ Please tell me you and everyone else is completely
ignoring her!
>
--- End Quote ---
I am - the PTB are placating he in that the company sponsored
holiday festivities are now “Winter celebrations “ but I am
planning on buying a dozen donuts and walking in tomorrow
singing “ we wish you a Merry Christmas “ just because I can’t
sing “I wish you a Merry National Pastry day “ but I take every
opportunity to celebrate that I can.
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Re: I don’t celebrate any holidays- so you can’t either...
DIR By: Aleko
Date: December 9, 2020, 1:19 am
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I suggest you respect her feelings and principles by sticking
tape to the floor to mark off an area around her desk and
labelling it a ‘Festivity-Free Zone’. Then everybody can
decorate their own desks, give each other cards and go their
merry way. Give her a piggy bank to keep on her desk, and tell
her she can demand anyone puts a coin in it who thoughtlessly
gives her a festive greeting, or hums ‘Jingle Bells’ or eats a
mince pie with a foot in the banned zone.
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Re: I don’t celebrate any holidays- so you can’t either...
DIR By: sms
Date: December 9, 2020, 7:39 am
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Certain types of people just want to see exactly how much they
can get away with even if it's kind of a subconscious thing.
Squeaky wheels who have been humoured a lot in the past are the
worst. I don't know whether that's her or not but it sure
sounds like it.
I think everyone should carry on as normal. If that normal is
potlucks and desk decorating then do it!
Obviously nobody should go out of their way to goad her or
anything - I mean I wouldn't give her any cards or holiday
greetings but I wouldn't walk on eggshells around her either.
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Re: I don’t celebrate any holidays- so you can’t either...
DIR By: Kimberami
Date: December 9, 2020, 9:40 am
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--- Quote from: Xainte link ---
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> Certain types of people just want to see exactly how much they
can get away with even if it's kind of a subconscious thing.
Squeaky wheels who have been humoured a lot in the past are the
worst. I don't know whether that's her or not but it sure
sounds like it.
>
> I think everyone should carry on as normal. If that normal is
potlucks and desk decorating then do it!
>
> Obviously nobody should go out of their way to goad her or
anything - I mean I wouldn't give her any cards or holiday
greetings but I wouldn't walk on eggshells around her either.
>
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Exactly this. Everyone shouldn't suffer because one person is
against something. If they wish to be excluded, exclude them.
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Re: I don’t celebrate any holidays- so you can’t either...
DIR By: Hmmm
Date: December 9, 2020, 9:55 am
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I am not bothered by company or group sponsored events being
billed as Winter Celebrations or just plain old "Holiday Party".
I like the idea of it being inclusive of all celebrations. Even
if a person does not celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or
Winter Solstice, they probably at least recognize New Year's Day
according to the Western Calendar.
But I draw the line at someone saying that no recognition of the
holiday season can occur. And a co-worker can not decide how I
can decorate my office space. I think I'd be setting up a
rotating holiday theme switching up to all the major events from
mid December to post New Years.
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Re: I don’t celebrate any holidays- so you can’t either...
DIR By: Soop
Date: December 9, 2020, 1:30 pm
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--- Quote from: Hmmm link ---
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> I am not bothered by company or group sponsored events being
billed as Winter Celebrations or just plain old "Holiday Party".
I like the idea of it being inclusive of all celebrations. Even
if a person does not celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or
Winter Solstice, they probably at least recognize New Year's Day
according to the Western Calendar.
>
> But I draw the line at someone saying that no recognition of
the holiday season can occur. And a co-worker can not decide
how I can decorate my office space. I think I'd be setting up a
rotating holiday theme switching up to all the major events from
mid December to post New Years.
>
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That's how it is at my office. We have a Holiday Party and
Holiday Potluck and the cards are non-denominational. Makes
sense, the company President is Jewish, we have a multi-cultural
office, operate mostly in a very multi-cultural city. But we
have Christmas decorations in the buildings and aren't stopped
from putting up some Christmas (or other festive) decor in our
cubicles (the only limit is the same as the rest of the
year...keep it below the cubicle window level so the office
doesn't look 'messy' when they bring investors through).
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Re: I don’t celebrate any holidays- so you can’t either...
DIR By: BeagleMommy
Date: December 9, 2020, 1:32 pm
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In my office (at a Catholic university) we have employees who
are Christian, Jewish, and Muslim. We hold a winter potluck
before the university closes for Christmas break. Anyone who
wants to participate is welcome. Those that don't want to are
free not to do so. I tend to decorate my office for Christmas.
If my decorations offend you, don't come in.
Your co-irker needs to learn that she is not in control of other
people. If the PTB allow you to decorate and hold a party then
go for it.
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