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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have any Muslims successfully applied for an RA to attend Friday (Jummah) prayers? I’m a child of 9/11 and have spent my entire career trying to fly under the radar as a Muslim. I never say why I’m off for Eid, I don’t tell anyone I’m fasting unless I have to, no one knows I pray in my office. However, I’m at the point where being a fed sucks so bad, why not seek out this one accommodation and attend Friday prayers at my mosque every single week? I am worried about perceptions but I know I have a reputation for being hard working and capable.

Has anyone else thought about it or applied for it? [/quote]

In the 1 case I know about involving Friday prayers, and this was before the pandemic, the only accommodation granted was to work first 4 days each week at 9 working hours plus working  7am-11am on Fridays.

(On weeks with a Monday holiday, the employee had to work the extra hour by staying late one day to work 10 hours. Building usually did not open until 7am so 6-11 Friday was disallowed.) [/quote]

Right now supervisors have no idea if they will be fired for denying religious RA requests so are liberally granting them. The OPM memo lists quite a few examples of telework accomodations, including Friday prayers. If a supervisor tries to stick that person with a 4x10 schedule instead they will have to justify it vs following the memo. Then what happens if it turns out their employee is a MAGA Baptist? Fired under the EO protecting Christians from discrimination.[/quote]

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