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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The lawyer up thread who claims people can't be fired for flying the confederate flag at work is either stupid or a liar or both.

I work at the SEC and got a coworker fired just last year over this. He had the confederate flag as a screensaver on his computer. Some junior attorneys talking about it clued me in, so I went straight to a management.

They didn't ask him to take it down. They outright fired him. You aren't entitled to warnings when creating a hostile workplace.

I am black and will not tolerate nonsense on my watch. You can take your debate whether the confederate flag is about Southern pride or racism to the unemployment line.[/quote]

Federal government lawyer here who is stupid or a liar or both according to you.

In the federal government, firing is known as removal.  In order to remove a federal employee, there has to a written proposal to remove, an opportunity to respond, and a written decision on the proposal to remove.  This procedure is known as "due process," a right which federal employees have whether or not a hostile work environment exists, and which takes considerable time.  The only exception would be a probationary employee or perhaps a federal contractor.  Was this coworker one of those?  If not, I suspect you are stupid, a liar, or both.[/quote]
You really think I care about the mechanics of how this goon ended up unemployed?

You said people can't be fired for flying the confederate flag and I know from real life experience that you are 100% wrong. Period.[/quote]

Regardless of the insensitivity or inappropriateness of your former work colleague, you might want to consider how your personality and conversations with others might affect your own employment over the long haul. [/quote]
NP. You tried to pull the "trust me, I'm a lawyer" card and PP called you out. Deal with it and stop trying to take swipes that have nothing to do with the misinformation you tried to spread.[/quote]

Perhaps you could express your thoughts this way:

"I disagree, here's why..."

Your style of rhetoric is so incredibly combative that it's hard to appreciate your point amidst your calling the previous poster a liar, stupid, etc.  You disagree.  That is all.  Try to build on a discussion instead of turning it into a kickboxing match.[/quote]

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