Atheist RAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE Part 2
Rather than talking about how horrible I am at LJ, let's just continue on with some raeg, y/y?
My first atheist rage post was Glee induced and here if you missed it, but this one affects my daily life. I'm going to copypasta what I sent to fyrestar1 in an email because it'll save some time.
A few facts first:
- I work for City Hall (not the city I live in, but a small one nearby with under 20 employees)
- There is a whiteboard in the copy room, many people do seasonal doodles on the board. During the springtime there was a hill with flowers and a person flying a kite. During the summer there was a lake with animals and fireworks. For October there was a jack o’lantern and November had a (paper printed) turkey on it.
- Tuesday there was a holiday tree on it
- Wednesday morning someone had drawn a manger, which I erased after seeing it a few times because it made me very uncomfortable.
- Yesterday afternoon the tree had been erased and replaced with a printed manger picture.
- I am ridiculously uncomfortable every time I go to my locker or make copies (which is anywhere from 2-10 times a day)
I have four options as I see it:
1. I can quietly take the manger picture down and pretend I know nothing about it
2. I can print out other holiday artifacts from different religions and put them on the board
3. I can send an email to HR or city clerk (who basically runs the city business as the mayor is just a figurehead).
4. I can suck it up and just deal with the damn thing for a few weeks
I’m thinking that the 2nd option is the most snarky and effective one, but I don’t know. After a year of working here, I’m finally getting on good terms with my co-workers and I don’t want to ruin everything. On the other hand, I don’t think it’s appropriate to have ANY religious symbols in the city hall, so contacting HR or the city manager would be a good option.
So...thoughts?
My first atheist rage post was Glee induced and here if you missed it, but this one affects my daily life. I'm going to copypasta what I sent to fyrestar1 in an email because it'll save some time.
A few facts first:
- I work for City Hall (not the city I live in, but a small one nearby with under 20 employees)
- There is a whiteboard in the copy room, many people do seasonal doodles on the board. During the springtime there was a hill with flowers and a person flying a kite. During the summer there was a lake with animals and fireworks. For October there was a jack o’lantern and November had a (paper printed) turkey on it.
- Tuesday there was a holiday tree on it
- Wednesday morning someone had drawn a manger, which I erased after seeing it a few times because it made me very uncomfortable.
- Yesterday afternoon the tree had been erased and replaced with a printed manger picture.
- I am ridiculously uncomfortable every time I go to my locker or make copies (which is anywhere from 2-10 times a day)
I have four options as I see it:
1. I can quietly take the manger picture down and pretend I know nothing about it
2. I can print out other holiday artifacts from different religions and put them on the board
3. I can send an email to HR or city clerk (who basically runs the city business as the mayor is just a figurehead).
4. I can suck it up and just deal with the damn thing for a few weeks
I’m thinking that the 2nd option is the most snarky and effective one, but I don’t know. After a year of working here, I’m finally getting on good terms with my co-workers and I don’t want to ruin everything. On the other hand, I don’t think it’s appropriate to have ANY religious symbols in the city hall, so contacting HR or the city manager would be a good option.
So...thoughts?