May 27, 2009
LADY, IT'S A FLAG, NOT A WALL-HANGING - UPDATED 5-29-09
I hate it when government tells people what to do, but I tend to be understanding when private business does it.
The headline that caught my eye was:
Supervisor Asks Woman To Take Down American Flag
Which referred to an incident where a hospital employee put up a flag in her office for Memorial Day only to have it taken down.
Man, I was all ready to start shaking my fist and denouncing stupid liberals.
Turns out that it wasn't just her office. She shared it with 3 other supervisors.
Also turns out that the flag in question was HUGE - 3x5 feet.
It's not like she put a tiny flag on top of her computer, she basically took it upon herself to redecorate an office that she shared with other people.
Were the other people unpatriotic jackasses for taking it down? Probably.
But Debbie was also a thoughtless jerk for revamping her shared workspace without consulting her co-workers.
It wasn't her house, it was an office owned by the hospital. Her right to do as she wishes on property she owns does not apply to property she doesn't.
Next time, ask before decorating.
UPDATE 5-29-09:
I wonder if the co-worker was actually "offended", or if that was just some HR technical term that she thought would give her cover for what she did?
My theory for what really happened is this: Ms. Patriot & Ms. Foreigner don't get along well and have been playing back-biting little girl-games for years. This year, Ms. Patriot thought she'd bring in a big 'ol flag to emphasize how much she dislikes foreigners like Ms. Foreigner. Ms. Foreigner knows darn well that that's what Ms. Patriot was doing, so she takes the flag down & goes crying to their boss to claim "offense".
She wasn't offended by the flag, she was offended by Ms. Patriot. The flag was just a prop in their little Shakespearean production.
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