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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: Neeka who wrote (147626)11/18/2005 3:43:27 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 793794
 
I know if I were an employee I'd be tempted to file a grievance if my employer prohibited my speech.

I went through the Wendy's drive-through today for lunch. The Wendy's guy started the transaction as he always does with "do you want a combo?" or some such. Every time I go there it annoys me. Another one is wait staff who start out with "My name is xxx and I'll be your server today." Businesses everwhere want to standardize greetings. I guess they have their reasons. A lot of their choices seem really dumb to me. I suppose, though, that they've vetted them with focus groups and lawyers and all that.

Anyway, my point is that it is common for employers to insist on a greeting script. If you don't like it, you can work somewhere else. This is not a free speech issue.

I don't know why anyone made such a fuss in the first place.

Me neither.

a large majority (88%) of those polled support the use of the term "Merry Christmas."

I support the use of the term, too. I've been known to use it. It's clearly a popular term.

I think you're either selectively reading or misinterpreting that poll. You overlooked this bit, which is more on point.

"A separate question explains to Americans that many stores and other public institutions now use the words "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" rather than "Merry Christmas" in their displays and in their interactions with the public, and asks them whether this is a change for the better or for the worse. Americans are essentially divided, with 44% saying a change for the better and 43% a change for the worse."

This says allot about where you are coming from imo.

So nice to finally get a point across... <g>

To reinforce the point, I think people who get upset over being greeted with either term are in need of professional help.
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