[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by jaxie

My mum is an alcoholic and I've never touched alcohol, I was always the drive home! I would hate to have the loss of self control and I don't like the taste anyway.

This thread made me wonder, if I worked for them, if they'd be willing to do the same for me?

Probably not, I'd imagine employers are pretty terrified of being sued for racism/religious intolerance

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Probably not, I'd imagine employers are pretty terrified of being sued for racism/religious intolerance

See that is when it becomes a problem, don't I have the same rights as someone who has a religious objection? After all my objection would at least be a real one, based on years of living with someone whose life was destroyed by drink, and not based on a lack of proof.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by jaxie

See that is when it becomes a problem, don't I have the same rights as someone who has a religious objection? After all my objection would at least be a real one and not based on a lack of proof.

I totally agree with you. Religion has no place in the work place etc. I remember when i worked in a bar in London this chef who made the bar food would stop working to pray at certain times of the day, one of these times was right in the middle of lunchtime, it was ridiculous

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I totally agree with you. Religion has no place in the work place etc. I remember when i worked in a bar in London this chef who made the bar food would stop working to bar at certain times of the day, one of these times was right in the middle of lunchtime, it was ridiculous

Well I haven't made any secret of my views on religion but it just amazes me how much people/business will fall over themselves to be agreeable based on religion which has no shred of proof.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by jaxie

Well I haven't made any secret of my views on religion but it just amazes me how much people/business will fall over themselves to be agreeable based on religion which has no shred of proof.

They only do it for fear of being sued, so the state should bear the responsibility for that imo. If businesses could say no to requests like these without the threat of being sued then I guarantee not many would agree to them

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

They only do it for fear of being sued, so the state should bear the responsibility for that imo. If businesses could say no to requests like these without the threat of being sued then I guarantee not many would agree to them

And yet nothing is done for people who have lived in families where they've had to put up with addiction and its ramifications. Funny old world we live in.

Interesting none the less. Makes you want to know if anyone has raised those kind of objections to serving alcohol and what response they got.

I kind of agree with other posters that it seems stupid to put this particular employee on the till.