How should we proceed?. I try to stick to meat that has been raised on small family farms, or hunted in a well-managed population by an experienced hunter (so the kill is quick). There are some pics of the salad bar (which I already had heard was phenomenal), but I can barely make it through the slide show because seeing all that meat is really disturbing to me. Theyll low-key the project until you're gone and then rev it back up. And regardless, there are so many cultural issues surrounding vegetarianism that even people who generally like salads (like me) can get really prickly if someone assumes for us that a salad is sufficient. And theyre all amazingly good, Ive tried everything there. 4. my coworker answers questions directed to me, social media post trashing a colleague, and more, updates: I secretly moved peoples desks two inches, coworker keeps stealing our snacks, and more. Its not like a regular restaurant where its easy to ignore whats on everyone elses plate. I dont know, I keep picturing an older woman who just doesnt know what she will do with herself in retirement. Ive taken vegetarian business contacts to a Brazilian stakehouse precisely for that reason (it offered a much better selection of vegetarian food than other restaurants). by existential_plastic LPT: If your boss says they could easily replace you, it's usually because they don't want you to start comparing them to the "market". In my experience, this is a red flag that the bookkeeper could potentially be embezzling money from the company. You're excluded from meetings and conversations. When I was getting addresses to send out Christmas fruitcakes, I replied back to one intended recipient, Wait, youre vegetarian and fruitcake has eggs and butter, sorry I asked because I had completely forgotten and weve never met IRL. I think a gift of lottery tickets isnt much better than someone gifting me with an empty cardboard box or last weeks newspaper. I realize that adds absolutely nothing to this discussion but I find it interesting. Or better, say Thanks, hope you dont mind i am going to give it to my friend Kate as my religion doesnt allow or xyz. I know weve seen a lot of letters/comments about bosses who dont do anything when an employee misbehaves. High end restaurants and places that make all their own food can and do adjust recipes for their customers. It got to be more normal, and then we had a mountain lion on our street. Which particular industry will prosecute a gift between employees and make legal dept draft a contract for verbal offer dude, you buy me a drink if you win!? Also, these restaraunts also have a reputation for using high quality, organic, and humanely raised meats (at least the one in our town does) so he may be thinking its the one place that will please the meat-eaters without offending those who dont eat meat due to humane reasons. LW should not have to be in the room for those discussions. If you dont eat meat, though, its a very different picture. Forgive my ignorance but whats a semi vegetarian? I had never worked in this kind of position, but he was primarily interested in hiring someone he could trust and he assured me that the bookkeeper would train me. :(. ago Probably stop caring and your transition will go a lot smoother, definitely overthinking it. I never said it was illegal, I said their can be legal ramifications, which involve wages. Im not trying to give the OP a hard time about his/her beliefs, but considering this, it really doesnt seem like a hill to die on for them. Example: our company gives store vouchers to purchase our alcoholic beverages. In his speech, he tells about the cons he used to run, and how he did it, and then he talks about the cons hes caught other people doing and how they were doing it. #1 my managers and director at my previous job used to do that all the time, but ultimately, they were really supportive when I found a new job. Here we go. I agree. I love that idea. Maybe you could give some thought to what to say to him if he insults you like that again, something along the lines of telling him not to speak to you like, or you find his language unacceptable. Sure! Once I traveled to visit a friend, and on the last day of my visit she scheduled a half-day off work to show me her city. Though of course one problem is that most restrictive isnt linear these daysas noted elsewhere in comments, whats good for the vegan isnt good for the celiac, and so on. I have a different take on it. I dont think our lottery is any better than other states, but the related casino gaming has put a lot of money into the tribal communities. It leads to a big discussion, and vegetarians often dont want to discuss the ethics of eating meat in front of business contacts who are currently engaged in the process of eating meat.). Maybe, but as a vegetarian, it would make me feel really queasy to be there. Years ago in a Yankee swap it was discovered lottery tickets and gift cards where among the items. I think that, at the time, there were a few occasions I felt a bit uncomfortable, particularly when I was quietly jobsearching, and the director would say, You know were never letting you go, right? Those exceptions can be occasional meat eating, eating only certain types of meat (e.g. (It will never happen.). I hung on another six months, hoping that maybe with Peggy gone he would accept that I was now office manager. Vegans are generally used to just making do at these type of events and venues, they find something they can eat and just move on. Im not vegetarian but I would be quite put out to be constantly dragged to places where the salad bar was the only vegetarian option. Which is wonderful, because flour is evil and gets everywhere. He hired an assistant and had me train them. It would certainly be unpleasant for you even if you just stuck to the salad bar. Humans are an old species. It might be seen as rude to refuse, but some things are more important than politeness. We didn't have this kind of thing in New Jersey. The reason that some people find steak houses simpler is because many of them are stand alone restaurants, not part of chains, and everything is made on site. (Reasonably, one would expect that you would find out about any food preferences or restrictions before deciding on a place to take a date.). @Geneyes, Im having a hard time finding a cite thats not unsourced, but the claim seems to be that human consumption is the primary end of dairy cow slaughter; I did see a number suggesting that dairy cows make up 19% of cattle for human consumption, and thats roughly on a par with their population percentage, so that would make sense. Youre mixing different things here, from saying its illegal to its a problem in the industry to its not allowed because its inadvisable. Its in my office and across several different industries. It might be something to consider but we dont know enough to decide if its stealing or just wanting to be relied upon. This is a. It annoys me when people think vegetarians are rabbits. She just said that I had conducted myself in an unprofessional manner and that there was no way she was going to approve my leave as I didn't 'deserve' a holiday. It isnt exactly against my religion but more against my personal ethic; I dont do gambling in any form and I have a real problem with the government being involved in the gambling business. what are the best jobs while youre in school? My boss often makes comments-sometimes jokes, sometimes statements-about how I should never leave the company. I had one small company I worked for tell me to issue a payment for work I did, and I absolutely refused and he didnt understand until I explained that the one who writes the bill/purchases the product/does the work, should NEVER ever be the one to pay it. :). My boss on Christmas day tried to give me a lottery ticket as a gift, and when I refused, he told me to stick it up my ass (no kidding). Its not cash value, its cash *equivalency*is it roughly akin to having $25, rather than having a turkey thats possibly worth $25 but would be darn hard to liquidate. Sometimes people ask me this kind of thing and I usually say, "Nah, you're reading too much into the situation. And monetary has never been allowed in retail, education, higher education and convenienceall 3 (or 4 if you count higher ed and k12 different) of the industries Ive worked for. My questions here is: shouldn't there be some heads up? Fresh Mozzarella For the record, Im vegetarian, GF, lactose-intolerant, and have nut and garlic allergies. I cannot understand why people continue to do this. AgreedI was clarifying Annas point about below $25 being safe for a company to give. Friend accepted and thanked. I was thinking of the LW who recently write in that she was forced to work on christmas day and did not want any of the holiday treats she expected the PM and manager were going to provide. Hiring someone to take over a role that you're capable of doesn't mean you're failing, and it doesn't mean that you're not being productive. Know you are valued and that youve probably got a really good reference in your boss. It might even have influenced his choise, if the two vegans he knows like it, as its pretty common for people to make assumption about a category of people base on the few members of said category that they happen to know. The OP clearly says that the father and sister are vegan for health reasons, not for animal rights. Its really really bad practice for only one person to be in control of everything. And, for someone who is vegetarian, going to a place where everything is vegetarian means that you have to strike fewer things from the menu. Is it wrong to hire a replacement before someone is fired? I dont think its appropriate to tell her that I want to leave, but I also dont want her to get the impression that staying long-term is my plan. The accountant getting the profit numbers she provides may be just that- getting the info she provides. Is this particular Brazilian Steakhouse one of the super nice ones? I never really ate much meat as a child because I didnt like it, and cutting it out completely was more about that than any ethical concerns. Speaking to me across the office, he asked What is it you are looking for with this dinner? I asked that we not have this discussion across the office, at which point the conversation was dropped. Knowledge work can get us emotionally and philosophically attached to our jobs. And yes, I agree about giving one person so much power in a company, big or small. Continuously hire your replacement. After the first week, the assistant could do most of my job. Is she really an ethical vegetarian though? I have not been taught or shown anything but the basics of bookkeeping, which I accomplished after 30 days. I recently had a conversation with my boss where I was offered a promotion to a new role with a modest raise but Id have to give up my flexible schedule for a more rigid one. Either youre an ethical vegetarian or youre not, you cant really be a semi-ethical, semi-vegetarian. #4 the boss is out of line. Or they may have given up on red meat and eat poultry, fish, etc. I dont get that either. I was in a private office but the door was open to a suite of three other offices in a corner of the building. Answer (1 of 5): Well, something similar happened to me in 2014. Going through this right now. The problem is that this woman really doesnt want to leave, even though she says her health does not allow her to work anymore. Im trying to google this and cant find anything to support that statement. Um, my public state institutions gives out a yearly monetary award to several people because of extraordinary service and what not. She had reduced her workload to just the bookkeeping aspect of her duties, which I was not qualified for. To refuse a gift, even a bad one, is ungracious, and makes me think that the OP is letting previous issues with the boss color their ongoing reactions, which perpetuates the bad relationship. Maybe in the next open thread? Its not that the places arent nice, its that its a hassle for everyone involved. We did what we could to get me up to bosss standards, but i never reached them. I felt bad that shed wasted $20 in order to give me $4. Why is the OP willing to see a fairly common insult, no matter how vulgar, as sexual harassment?
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