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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work for state government. Every month during our small team meeting we chit chat about non-work things for a good 15 minutes before starting the actual meeting. I seem to work with a bunch of extroverts, and people like to chat so that's fine.

But two of them are small farmers with chickens, ducks, rabbits etc that they raise for meat. And the topic of conversation is frequently the gruesome details of butchering animals. I'm a vegetarian and it turns my stomach to hear it. I don't have anything at all against other people raising and eating meat, especially since they raise their animals ethically. But I'm at the end of my tolerance to hear about it.

I think I'm within my rights to ask my supervisor to say something to put a stop to it. Or to say something myself during the meeting. Here's my question - do you think this type of request is going to start us on a slippery slope? Meaning, the farmers will demand maybe we shouldn't talk about [i]this[/i] other topic or [i]that[/i]  other topic? Would a request to stop talking about a certain topic in your office be well-received? [/quote]

Grow a tougher constitution.  Being a vegetarian isn’t a protected class.  Grow up.[/quote]

Is it a protected class to not want to hear about your co-workers fibroids and GI issues?[/quote]

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