I also think it's unfair if there are only two employees and one is forced to work every Saturday. She might want to have a Saturday off once in a while... If your religion (absurdly) requires you don't work on Saturday, you find another job that allows that. Like an office job, from Monday to Friday, for example. I respect your religion but your religion de facto damages me, depriving me of the right to have Saturdays off (and not to fall ill or have an accident or go to a wedding on Saturday).

Exactly what I was thinking. It would also mean they could never have a holiday that falls on a Saturday either. It sounds like a multi-site company, so they would have to bring in someone from another location.

This, nor can they fire her or there'll be nobody working there on Saturdays.

I once worked at a restaurant that was putting pressure on a Muslim girl to try cocktails as "she couldn't really serve without knowing the menu". To them it was harmless and the idea, as you said, shouldn't exist at this day and age. I was horrified for her. We should respect people's religious beliefs, even if we don't understand them. Would you expect a vegan to sample cheese because you can't relate? I absolutely agree that the real a*****e is the boss. But disagree with the second part of your comment.

You are entitled to your religious beliefs, or lack thereof, but there is plenty of psychological data showing that having a day each week where you unplug, and reserve the day for spiritual practices and spend time with family, friends, and community, is a VERY healthy practice. So maybe those "iron age" folks had some wisdom that has been lost by those who think that they are too advanced for such things. And FYI, there are exceptions within Judaism when a person's life or health are at risk.

Exactly. People and their well being should matter much more than a religion.

As the Jewish person replied: God can forgive you if you work on a Saturday to help someone in need. There is a difference between religion and dogma. Her coworker is being dogmatic, wich shows me she does not know the Thora after all. It just isn't their problem. It is the boss's problem. both girls should be able to have that day off. If the boss cannot find a person to fill that day, they should work there themselves. That's called responsibility. That's what distinguishes a boss from a leader.

If your religion requires you to be the a**hole, I will call you an a**hole. My respect of your religion ends, where your religion forces you to disrespect others. This is exactly such a scenario.

I was prepared to mash the upvote icon after your 1st sentence, but I can't agree with the rest. We should respect people's religious beliefs, even if they're different from ours. EDIT: WITHIN REASON! I'm not the one that took this to a crazy place by suggesting I would support FGM (which I would never!). I resent that I'm getting downvotes for daring to suggest that human beings respect each other. The fact that I even have to say this makes me lose a little more of my faith in humanity. Also, guys, downvotes don't mean you disagree. In BP's eyes, it's the same as reporting inappropriate content, and it will get people banned. It's overbearing and it shuts down constructive dialog, so be careful with your downvotes. If you disagree with me, great, post a reply; I'm all for an exchange of ideas!

You are missing the point. the point is that it's neither of these young girls' problem. that's what managers are for. The pointing finger at the religious colleague is just wrong and does exactly what your comment suggests - hate religion because it interferes with someone else life. Well, how about LGBT rights? disabled peoples' rights? No one forces you to believe in god, but being respectful is a basic virtue for any human being.

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People die every day…

Exactly. I dont believe in gods but if I did I would never worship one as cruel as the god in the abrahamic religions.

That is a warm view of a benevolent diety. But some people really believe in a vengeful diety that requires strict adherance to ritualistic practices which, to many others, seem to be without meaning. Life...and death...still happen. It reminds me of the saying from the 60s: "My karma just ran over your dogma."

You are missing the point. the point is that it's neither of these young girls' problem. that's what managers are for. The pointing finger at the religious colleague is just wrong and does exactly what your comment suggests - hate religion because it interferes with someone else life. Well, how about LGBT rights? disabled peoples' rights? No one forces you to believe in god, but being respectful is a basic virtue for any human being.

As per my earlier comment: secular society will almost always accommodate a religion (as transgressed through the practitioner) no matter how it subjugated or oppresses any other individual secular member of society. It’s a conundrum we’ve allowed to permeate every aspect of our society and usually it’s not horribly intrusive. But then, most modern forms of religions (most, not all) don’t practice blood rituals or fertility rituals. Even if they did, we as a society have opted to never transgress on a religion. I’m not saying it’s right/wrong, but unless we figure out how we protect both, we’ll always have this dichotomy.

It the updates she explains that there are more co-workers, but they are not trained to work that particular job. And this is a majority Jewish community, which means most of the other employees also can't work Saturdays (which is their Sabbath, not Sundays).