Ohhh Myyy God if this is the only time you get discriminated against consider yourself lucky, if you work in a blue collar labor market job long enough you will have your right violated. Theres not alot you can do about it. Just take it I guess, I have been discriminated against by a judge of all people. For what I feel was because I am white, I even tried to file a complaint against him, that was a joke. So dont feel like your alone just another in a long line of people who get screwed. Oh yeah I would have a problem if this were my daycare also, even though its a joke. Cant take chances with children and the sickos out there.

[edit on 12-5-2008 by want2believe]

- Aside from the pink background on your avatar...
- Aside from the picture...

"Hotbakedtater" hasn't mentioned whether or not he/she is a male or female...What if this person is indeed male? Then, it would be a cause for concern...

I understand it is some joke (i dont get it ) but pedophile jokes should not be anyware near a day care center.
You must relies they are trying to keep there image clean and a worker with bumper stickers like yours causes concern.
It is a free country and all but keep in mind sometimes you have to not express yourself to get what you want.

I would bet all the cars, cept yours in the daycare had no bumper stickers flaunting there opinions. Why would a sensitive business such as a daycare allow yours. In fact, you need to clean that trash off the back of your car if you want to be taken seriously in the business world. People with sticker crap on the back of there cars seem to be either eccentric, disturbed or nose up, eyes down on the establishment.

Could you see yourself as a school bus driver? There are always openings doing that.There's also more responsibility and autonomy.

I, as a mother, am VERY picky about who I let watch my child.

If I went to a daycare facility and saw an employees car that had any reference to a pedophile....I would not allow that person to watch my child. Pedophilia is not something to joke about. It is a very real problem and should be taken very seriously.

Im sure gays who see the bumper sticker feel great. Since that is a label that MOST gays have to deal with from those who are anti-gay.

It is just in poor taste and unprofessional. But I think bumber stickers all over cars are tacky no matter what they say

However, if I drove up to a bank and saw the same employee car, I would just probably roll my eyes and still bank there

I do not think suing this daycare facility is right. I dont think you will have a case either. You really may want to save your money and time and just look for a better job. However, I could be wrong. I bet the ACLU would gladly take up your case.

I am sure you now see why this was an issue with a child care facility. Since the topic is not a joking matter.

Best of luck in your future job search

[edit on 12-5-2008 by greeneyedleo]

Originally posted by lw2525
tater..You remind me of a good friend of mine who has anti-Bush stickers on her car. I told her not to be surprised if her car gets vandalized.
The coolest thing one can do is to stay under the radar. Never
advertise your beliefs. It's an old warrior thing...you are giving away power
when you tell others your beliefs and voice your opinions. The less people know about you, the less they can manipulate or use you. Or fire you.

I completely agree. I dont understand the concept of advertising such controversial views to the world at large. You are opening yourself up to so many potential problems with putting such stickers on your car, the OP should consider herself lucky that getting fired was the only thing that happens.

Back in the day I had a friend I refused to ride with, he had Grateful Dead stickers all over his car. He was oblivious to the fact that those stickers practically said 'STOP ME AND SEARCH ME, officer'. Just think about the trouble you could find yourself in over a silly sticker. The vandalism was mentioned, you might even find yourself getting the wrath from a card carrying GOP cop. Its just not smart.

U shold know better. Gee whis";

IT is funny

Sorry . but that is getting off light. your going down a wrong path .theres been peaple that have bad reprocasans..the dude got beat up .diviorced.
his car torched.he had to go far far away to start over. best of luck ive been screwwed bigtime more than i like to admit anyway good post take care of yourself

hotbakedtater,

Uh, yeah you look fine and like a young woman with an edge.

We know you're young, not just because of your avatar, but because 9 out of 10 of us wouldn't put all our cards on our bumper - why because we know it may offend someone and create unwanted attention. I know your young and looking for attention from like minded folks, but you need to tone it down or expect a few extra obstacles - at least until the job has less importance in your life. It's just not something you do when going into someone else's space (or business) and making such a big statement before you've begun especially since your in need of employment.

When you own the business and you're running the show you can say what ever the hell you want and you may lose a customer or two, but you're free to be yourself as much as your wallet will allow. When you're an employee you are a representative of your employer and it's your employer who decides what type of an image he/she wants you to portray. What you did unknowingly or not was inappropriate.

I've been self employed for over 15 years and I know if I go in to company's talking UFO's or some of the stuff we have in here I'm probably going to lose a few clients who think I'm a little too out there - understand? I also know that while I usually dress pretty casually, some places it would be disrespectful to come in wearing shorts and a T-shirt even though I've proved my worth and wouldn't lose them over it - but I adjust accordingly somewhere between my comfort & theirs out of respect for them. It's just part of life.

I suggest that you chalk it up to an cheap learning experience and move on to bigger and better jobs and people. Next time either take those stickers off or take the bus. You can still work for the enemy, you just don't want them to know that. Spiders don't catch flys, by advertising themselves. If you want to eat learn to play the game - until you get to make the rules.


[edit on 12-5-2008 by verylowfrequency]