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ellie

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46. "It would be good for you"?

Thu Aug 2, 2012, 09:53 AM

Aug 2012

Fried, processed crap is good for you? I would have told them, thanks but I am too concerned with my health to eat that. Go ahead, though.

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Interesting day at work today.... (chik-fil-a) [View all] BBGC Aug 2012 OP

It's called passive/aggressive homophobic bigotry. Raster Aug 2012 #1

+1 freshwest Aug 2012 #2

yeah arely staircase Aug 2012 #55

Exactly. And the mantle of cowardice Mira Aug 2012 #83

Yep. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #108

It would have been as "good for you" as any other fast food... Systematic Chaos Aug 2012 #3

Are you serious? lunatica Aug 2012 #27

+100 % mazzarro Aug 2012 #86

Owning my disagree. If they had gone to Taco Bell... they would not be saying the name repeatedly.. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #104

Alright, I get it. I'm being hopelessly naive. Systematic Chaos Aug 2012 #112

chik-fil-a Yeah Its Spin Aug 2012 #4

doesn't sound like a coincidence to me JI7 Aug 2012 #5

That makes sense get the red out Aug 2012 #30

Supporting the free speech that snowballs to youth brutal bullying does not come without retaliation nightscanner59 Aug 2012 #6

They were definitely trying to get your goat /nt still_one Aug 2012 #7

I would talk to Human Resources.... Kalidurga Aug 2012 #8

THIS is very good advice (n/t) Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #38

If you company has an anti-discrimination clause that includes sexual orientation justiceischeap Aug 2012 #41

Southern state unfortunately BBGC Aug 2012 #48

:( and no doubt a right-to-work State, as well. n/t progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #106

I wish it were that easy. dballance Aug 2012 #91

If the co-worker had not said... dballance Aug 2012 #9

"breaded, deep-fried chicken" Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #18

you are factually incorrect ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2012 #23

Why do they look like they came out of a cookie cutter? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #24

Because.... Fla_Democrat Aug 2012 #25

They're shaped like nuggets too? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #26

No, they're actually shaped like Fla_Democrat Aug 2012 #88

Here's my local place. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #97

you have obviously never seen the difference ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2012 #33

You mean it looks worse than that??? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #66

what marketing photo looks worse than the actual product? n/t ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2012 #69

Easy. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #70

ok, i'll try to be more specific since your mind appears to have wandered ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2012 #71

It's crap food, you are hijacking this thread adigal Aug 2012 #77

so, someone comes into a thread ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2012 #78

You corrected it, let it go. Forest for the trees. Nt adigal Aug 2012 #82

i see the forest and the trees in it... ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2012 #84

"fight chick-fil-a and their religious adherents with FACTS" Occulus Aug 2012 #93

OK, just make up shit then... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2012 #111

I'm in Southern California. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #96

I used to live in the South where there were many CFA stores and I ate there - dballance Aug 2012 #89

I know the manager of the local store-` xmas74 Aug 2012 #95

I had chickens on the ranch but only for eggs. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #98

You know what's funny? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #99

I hate to admit it but I worked for this place when I was a teenager. ipfilter Aug 2012 #47

"I worked for this place" Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #65

I worked for another small business later in life who's fundy owner ipfilter Aug 2012 #68

You have no reason to apologize or feel guilty dballance Aug 2012 #90

Actually, xmas74 Aug 2012 #94

chikfila's not bad food for what it is. I haven't been there in several months but you're Tunkamerica Aug 2012 #109

I know, but it was damn funny. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #110

Yeah, that's the point where it became obvious that it wasn't about the food. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #80

Start Looking AndyTiedye Aug 2012 #10

I agree. LuvNewcastle Aug 2012 #15

Particularly Since One of Them is His Boss AndyTiedye Aug 2012 #62

wow that sucks for you indie9197 Aug 2012 #11

continued indie9197 Aug 2012 #12

"HR is not there for the workers." CrispyQ Aug 2012 #57

Yup, they are there to protect the corporation from the workers..NOT the other way around... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #64

I hope it was just one bad day. LiberalAndProud Aug 2012 #13

Start a notebook. Not at work, at home. Write down the dates and times and the remarks. dimbear Aug 2012 #14

+1 laundry_queen Aug 2012 #17

Precisely Sherman A1 Aug 2012 #19

Good advice. CrispyQ Aug 2012 #58

This. Starry Messenger Aug 2012 #28

agree strongly nt woo me with science Aug 2012 #75

Very good advice. rad51 Aug 2012 #85

"It would be good for you." LOL!!! Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #16

You work with children. The Doctor. Aug 2012 #20

You did great. KurtNYC Aug 2012 #21

That is terrible Shankapotomus Aug 2012 #22

I'm completing my B.S. at a state university this December BBGC Aug 2012 #43

IMO Mr Dixon Aug 2012 #29

You handled it beautifully GaYellowDawg Aug 2012 #31

I'll second that... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #32

Start making tape recordings. Not all states require that you inform others that you are recording slampoet Aug 2012 #34

my suspicion is that it was deliberate cap Aug 2012 #35

Sounds shady. reflection Aug 2012 #36

if your hr is like most, they exist to cover managements asses, and not to help employees tjwash Aug 2012 #37

Yes, but when potential lawsuits could sully the Corps reputation justiceischeap Aug 2012 #42

Glad I wasn't there and she wasn't directing her idiocy toward me. HillWilliam Aug 2012 #39

I'm guessing that one or both are obliviously deliberate. GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #40

You should have told her that the last time you ate there you found glass in your filet. Ganja Ninja Aug 2012 #44

ha! grasswire Aug 2012 #87

goclark wishes she could have been there goclark Aug 2012 #45

"It would be good for you"? ellie Aug 2012 #46

Classic good KKKhristian passive aggressive behavior. 99Forever Aug 2012 #49

At least register your concerns with HR. If it happens again, there will be a record of this time. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #50

I count four times? That is unlikely to be a coincidence. gollygee Aug 2012 #51

Well be on the look out for anything. I would start taking notes on these kinds of situations. southernyankeebelle Aug 2012 #52

One bite, and you'd have never heard the end of it. DCKit Aug 2012 #53

This was not an innocent coincidence hamsterjill Aug 2012 #54

I would have taken the food the last time it was offered, then spit in it and chunk it in the trash MagickMuffin Aug 2012 #56

Does she usually offer you food several times ecstatic Aug 2012 #59

It sure as hell sounds intentional to me Rob H. Aug 2012 #60

it was most likely passive-aggressive harrassment southmost Aug 2012 #61

Doubt the coworker was oblivious GardeningGal Aug 2012 #63

Passive-Agressive bigotry. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #67

Sure, just assume your racist co-worker is "completely oblivious" just1voice Aug 2012 #72

are you fucking kidding me? ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2012 #73

That sounds like an attempt to create a hostile work environment. Zoeisright Aug 2012 #74

Not really in an ideal position to do that BBGC Aug 2012 #92

You'll be out of there soon, but . . . tilsammans Aug 2012 #105

I can feel my blood pressure rising as ia read this! adigal Aug 2012 #76

the fact that they did it OVER and OVER ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2012 #79

That doesn't look like an attempt to make a hostile environment, it looks like a success. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #81

Assholes. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #100

So petty! God, what has happened to people's pride? SHAME. patrice Aug 2012 #101

"it will be good for you"... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #102

You're being too kind. It was obviously a passive/aggressive attack. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #103

((Hug)). nt Mojorabbit Aug 2012 #107