• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    Does nothing:

    As an example of the new policy, OPM said that during a break one employee can engage another “in polite discussion of why his faith is correct and why the non-adherent should rethink his religious beliefs." The employee should stop if the “nonadherent” colleague asks him to, according to the guidance.

    The guidance is not entirely a departure from existing federal policy. The Labor Department has for at least several years maintained guidance that suggests “employees who seek to proselytize in the workplace should cease doing so with respect to any individual who indicates that the communications are unwelcome.”

    It was a problem before trump, it’s still a problem now, but hopefully trump being a blatant ass about it makes people demand the next one actually fixes it.

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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      17 hours ago

      As an example of the new policy, OPM said that during a break one employee can engage another “in polite discussion of why his faith is correct and why the non-adherent should rethink his religious beliefs." The employee should stop if the “nonadherent” colleague asks him to, according to the guidance.

      I think the “non-adherent” should be given as much time to rebut the person bothering them in the first place. Something like, “hey ding-a-ling, here is why your book club is false and the one true way is the Church of the Subgenius because…”