http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/05/30/weird-workplace-news-4/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:33:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/05/30/weird-workplace-news-4/#comment-3345 GhostGirl Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:43:59 +0000 http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/05/30/weird-workplace-news-4/#comment-3345 Ah, Shelby, that was both a lot less excitingly weird and a lot more interesting an explanation than I was thinking. :-) Ah, Shelby, that was both a lot less excitingly weird and a lot more interesting an explanation than I was thinking.

]]> http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/05/30/weird-workplace-news-4/#comment-3344 Shelby Meyerhoff Sat, 31 May 2008 14:13:59 +0000 http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/05/30/weird-workplace-news-4/#comment-3344 "All Our Stupid Laws Today Have to Do With Hair"...there is definitely a connection between these two stories! Both laws in question discriminate against people of color; the substance of the no-beard law presents an unfair hurdle to African Americans (as well as people whose religion forbids shaving of facial hair), and the application of the no-barbering-on-Monday law is now and has been in the past used to penalize African American businesses. “All Our Stupid Laws Today Have to Do With Hair”…there is definitely a connection between these two stories! Both laws in question discriminate against people of color; the substance of the no-beard law presents an unfair hurdle to African Americans (as well as people whose religion forbids shaving of facial hair), and the application of the no-barbering-on-Monday law is now and has been in the past used to penalize African American businesses.

]]> http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/05/30/weird-workplace-news-4/#comment-3336 Ms. Theologian Sat, 31 May 2008 02:02:42 +0000 http://survivingtheworkday.com/2008/05/30/weird-workplace-news-4/#comment-3336 Why do I enjoy animals at work so much? Why do I enjoy animals at work so much?

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