I Was Fired Today, For My Bumperstickers!!!

First, I am surprised that it takes 200 people to point out that they can be fired for whatever reason.

Second, if the whole issue is over a political sticker that is a bit offensive, can I have teachers, store clerks, cashiers, etc fired for having stickers of calvin peeing on things, stickers that say "I'm a pagan" or "My other car is a broom" or anything religious or offensive to me?

Granted, mention of pedophiles around schools / day-care / etc is not cool, its also not against the law. Personally, things have gotten way out of hand in regards to pedophiles ( sexual offenders are called pedophiles, even if they didn't molest a child. As such, kids who mooned grandma moses from their cars are called sexual offenders )

Stop taking offense to everything. If it didn't disrupt the job, then leave it be. Or at least then fire everyone for offensive stickers, mud guards, etc ...

reply to post by hotbakedtater

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Bumper sticker idea:

"Duct tape is like the force: It has a dark side and
a light side and it holds the universe together."
- Carl Zwanzig

Why? Because females aren't considered pedophiles? Goes back to my other post here. Seeing / reading a word instills panic. I've seen enough offensive things to choke big foot. Adult stores that hire trans-gendered, gays, etc ... odd-ball stores ( there is one named Spencer's ) that hire kids with spiked black hair, chains, rings and whatnot hanging all over them. They wouldn't be hired at DQ, but can work there ...

The music the store plays can / is offensive at times ... They sell adult material where God and everyone can get to it ( when state / city laws state it has to be protected, etc ) ... how can they get away with it?

If the word is offensive - then change the word. If its because it makes people think of a certain type of person ... again, change your thinking. The word is overused ( like a Clinton sex joke ) ...

I don't have kids but if I did I wouldn't want you watching them either. Young children especially... They don't deserve to be subject to your type of extreme view until they are old enough to understand them... they get confused too easily.

i know your type topic maker. your the person with the 3,000$ car that has half of the back bumper with anti republican stickers because you hate anything and everything they stand for. i know your voting for obama and i personally dont give an F that you are. you people make me laugh with your BS COEXIST stickers... ya like that will ever happen. get over youself

I would have fired you too. You are showing very poor judgement and that alone would preclude you from working with children.

When you work in a dynamite factory, you don't have bumper stickers that say, "I smoke at work, and the boss doesn't know it!"

You don't go to a Martin Luther memorial and have a bumper sticker that says, "James Earl Ray is innocent!"

Jeez.

Unsmegginbelievable.

Whether or not it was right to display a bumper sticker related to gays and pedophiles or not, you most certainly have the right to your point of view and nobody and nothing should be let stand in your way.

Quite frankly you are better off without that job. They sound like a bunch of uptight Bulls***ters.

The right thing to do would have been to ask you to cover up or remove the offending stickers. They should have allowed you this opportunity.

Better that you get a job with people you can actually discuss topics like that with rather than a job where you spend most of your day attempting to find where their arse ends and their head starts.



[edit on 5/10/2008 by Kryties]

reply to post by hotbakedtater

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I would suggest removing your bumper stickers and not replacing them.

This is no longer a free country and giving out too much information via displaying your beliefs outwardly is not a good idea.

Working in a child care center and having any kind of reference to a child sexual predator even the p word, or a hint of it on public display is a big no no as it could detract from business and cause rumors to fly.

If they wanted to be nice, they should have called you into the office and asked you to remove the GOP sticker explaining this, but I suspect you rubbed the owner the wrong way because she is a Republican and or still pro Bush and also did not like the "Arses of Evil" Sticker.

Best of luck.

Isnt Amercia a free country?

She should be able to put what ever she likes on HER car

Her bumper stickers in no way advoctaed pedophilia IMO

It doesn't matter if it's no longer a free country, the government doesn't enter into it. The OP'd have been fired that at any point in America's history, (had there been cars and bumper stickers to put them on during the parts too long ago)

If your bad taste is bad for business, then your employer is going to fire you. Same as if you were actively mouthing off to customers while working.

I think maybe your approaching this from the wrong angle...

GOP Gay Ole Pedophiles...

If I were homosexual I would take offence at being lumped in with the pedophiles, for sure... and being associated with the Republicans would defiantly peeve me...

I might even, ummmm. not want to drop my adopted child off at that day care anymore...

perhaps my significant other and me would really be insulted...

By the insensitive, pseudo liberal who doesn't have the discretion to be PC and not hurt my homosexual feelings...

I guess, if I were gay...

Peace


[edit on 10-1-2009 by Azgard123]

[edit on 10-1-2009 by Azgard123]

I think people that clutter their car with bumper stickers are
pretty hard up for attention.

Look at me!!! Look at me!!!
Hey, read what I think!!! I have an opinion!!!

You got your attention so now what?!

Now you gotta deal with this pain in the ass situation,
because you had to express yourself with somebody elses
idea that they sold to you for 3 dollars.

I don't think there's a conspiracy afoot, there are just thin-skinned conservative moms who don't like their parking lot stained with inflammatory material.

I suggest for the next job you keep the bumper stickers covered up until you've passed their probationary period (if they're like some employers there'll be maybe 30-90 days or so when they can fire you for any reason), then uncover them. If they then fire you, you may have some additional legal recourse.