I work with so many people who claim to be atheist or agnostics , so many people who fly off the handle when you mention Christ ' even tho it's in a private conversation almosted whispered to another friend " the claim to be offened ..okay when the supervior has those CHRISTmas bonus checks in there hands , those athiest and agnostics almost break there necks getting to them...They dont seems to be to offened when money is involved ..I would love to hear the supervisor say to them " no you dont get a CHRISTmas bonus i didnt want to offend you lol ....i guess when money is involved there beliefs fly out the window and to the bank lol
2007-05-09 23:39:12 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In the words of one very smart Jew I met, "Moses is Moses, but business is business."
Obviously, it would be discriminatory for those employees to be denied compensation based on their religious beliefs. I'm sure that if your employer offered a bonus on Passover, or Ramadan, or Darwin's birthday, you wouldn't quibble over cashing the check.
2007-05-09 23:44:19 · answer #1 · answered by marbledog 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
First of all, I havent seen a Christmas bonus in a hell of a long time. We are lucky to even get a regular paycheck. This year all we got was an email wishing us a happy holiday and encouraging us to work even harder.
As an atheist, I dont see Christmas as a christian holiday anymore. It has become a secular thing all about the consuming, so money seems to be an appropriate.
2007-05-10 00:19:00 · answer #2 · answered by in a handbasket 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Christmas is a national holiday, therefore you don't have to agree with all of Christianity to reap benefits. Maybe (hypothetically) you didn't really care for Martin Luther King -
if your workplace were to give the day off - would you refuse and ask to keep working? I rather doubt it. Or, should people who were born in other countries be forced to work on Independence Day?? No. Besides, even for those people who might be agnostic or atheist, Christmas has come to represent a time of family gathering and remembrances - and that is better than nothing at all.
2007-05-09 23:54:33 · answer #3 · answered by 13th Floor 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Lol, now that's a good point you are making. However, when a person gets a CHRISTmas bonus, you do know that the CEO of the business could easily change the name, right? If someone was offended, then he would be forced to change it to "Holiday bonus check", or something like that. I see your point, though. It seems that many people don't stay firm in their beliefs when money is involved!
-Just a guy looking for solutions
2007-05-09 23:54:09 · answer #4 · answered by zaber3292 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Your employer is showing his sense of charity and goodwill in giving those bonuses. Try to not think of it as receiving a bonus for Christmas, but as receiving a bonus because your boss believes in the meaning behind Christmas. Ya know, that whole good will to all men thing.
2007-05-10 00:33:16 · answer #5 · answered by wolfwoods01girl 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Seeing how you Christians stole the holiday, which was originally Pagan, maybe you are the one who shouldn't get the bonus?
You do realize that if your supervisor was to say that to someone, to deny them a bonus just because they don't believe in the same religion, that would make for one hell of a lawsuit and Mr. supervisor would quickly find himself out of a job.
2007-05-10 04:13:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately, the same can be said for Christians. I would guess that not much Christmas bonus money goes to take care of the poor, but to buy junk that will end up in a landfill within 90 days.
2007-05-09 23:46:35 · answer #7 · answered by Preacher 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
A bonus, christmas or otherwise, are based on your job performance not by a religious belief or lack there of. Or maybe you christians think you deserve one simply because you believe in fairie tales?
2007-05-10 00:37:08 · answer #8 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
oddly I've never in all my years seen what you have described, is this from a movie or you just making this up, I'm really not sure. I've not seen " athiest and agnostics almost break there necks getting to them " Should I see some neck breaking over a cheque though by a non Christian, I will email you!!!!
2007-05-09 23:52:23 · answer #9 · answered by Dentist_ 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
So,you are seriously thinking atheists in the workplace should not be given a bonus on ANY day?Only Christians should get a bonus?What next?Tattoos and concentration camps?Who is persecuted again?I keep forgetting
2007-05-09 23:46:13 · answer #10 · answered by nobodinoze 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋