Supervisor Asks Woman To Take Down American Flag

[Al B]

I'm surprised this happened in Texas.
The last paragraph says a lot.


Woman Upset After American Flag Taken Down At Work - cbs11tv.com

 

[INGunGuy]

I say if you live in the United States and the flag offends you, then get the H311 OUT! I just cant believe what this country is coming to. I guarantee that if that woman had hung the gay pride flag up nothing would have been said. I love where I work, we all are gun nuts, we all pack daily, we have Old Glory proudly displayed in just about every one's cubicles. Some of us even have our Anti-Obama sayings on white boards, cube walls, etc.

INGunGuy

 

[JNT0421]

Exactly, if our flag offends you.... please feel free to leave! The hospital can fly the flag proudly outside, but employees are not allowed to carry their patriotism inside with them??

 

[bigus_D]

WOW.

I understand that Texas thinks it is a country unto itself, but it doesn't even sound like that is the issue here.

 

[AFA1CY]

Time for an email campaign

Kindred Healthcare - Nursing Centers

I am very disappointed in the hospitals actions regarding the display of the American flag as reported on the Dallas/Ft Worth channel 11 news web site (http://cbs11tv.com/local/patriotism.at.office.2.1020415.html) To demand that an employee remove the American flag because someone was offended is just wrong. Many a brave service men and women have fought and died for that flag, and to require its removal is a slap in the face of all who serve. You should be ashamed.

 

[Biggdogg]

Time for an email campaign

Kindred Healthcare - Nursing Centers

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I'll go you one better...here is the name and number of the lady in charge of Corp. Communications for the entire Kindred system:
CONTACT:
Susan E. Moss
Vice President, Communications
(502) 596-7296

This is information that is publicly accessible on THEIR website, so anyone can find it. I just left my message for Kindred on her voicemail and I hope others do the same!!

 

[Biggdogg]

Here is an updated feeble reply to try and back-peddle their way out of a bad situation:

Kindred Healthcare Press Release

 

[Bigum1969]

I wish I wouldn't have read that.

:wtf:

 

[AFA1CY]

Sounds like a small fire is beginning to grow under their.... rear.

 

[Bigum1969]

Sounds like a small fire is beginning to grow under their.... rear.

Just a little teenie fire...

 

[Biggdogg]

Sounds like a small fire is beginning to grow under their.... rear.

I especially like the part in their BS reply about it being "the size of the flag" that was an issue. LMAO...then what about the one flying out front of the freakin' hospital?!?! That one must make the "offendee" sick at their stomach every day they come to work then if that little 3' x 5' jobbie made them THAT uncomfortable.

 

[leftsock]

"I find it very frightening because if I can't display my flag, what other freedoms will I lose before all is said and done," McLucas asked.

The disagreement was over the size of the flag and not what it symbolized.

IANAL, but I don't think she has any "freedoms" while on the job, other than the freedom to quit and go work somewhere else where they aren't concerned with the size of the flag that she displays. Employers dictate what their employees do all the time while on the job, and this shouldn't be any different. It's the employer's place of business, it's the employer's call.

Now, do I think it's ridiculous that someone found it offensive and she had to take it down: yes.

 

[Buckaroo]

Well at least

Kindred Hospital Mansfield has a great deal of appreciation for the service that many of our employees and their families have given to their country. We honor our veterans and active military through a variety of benefits and service programs. This was an isolated incident between two employees that we are working to resolve amicably. Both employees have family members who have served in the military. The disagreement was over the size of the flag and not what it symbolized. We have invited the employee to put the flag back up. We share their love of country and we appreciate the service of their family members as well as all members of the armed forces.

Bold added by me.

Buckaroo

 

[Biggdogg]

Well at least Bold added by me.

Buckaroo

Point being that they should have NEVER asked her to take it down to begin with.

It's just a BS effort on the part of Kindred to cover their own a$$.

 

[Prometheus]

I'm not sure what's weirder... the woman wanting to hand a 3'x5' flag in her cube or them asking for it to come down.

lol, whats the world coming to.

 

[indoorsoccerfrea]

I'm not sure what's weirder... the woman wanting to hand a 3'x5' flag in her cube or them asking for it to come down

maybe im missing something, but what is wrong with being patriotic? she has family over in Iraq. the woman has every right to hang a flag, not to mention it was on memorial day, a day dedicated to those who have served our country.

 

[right winger]

If you are offened by the American Flag. Please cross back over the river to Mexico.

 

[eatsnopaste]

she should put it back up...but upside down! That will show them.

 

[SavageEagle]

What pisses me off, and I'm suprised no one else has said something sooner, is that those ****suckers put the Flag on the FLOOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I'd have quit that job and punched that son of a beech in the face on the way out!

 

[Joe Williams]

The disagreement was over the size of the flag and not what it symbolized

On another forum, I predicted that the company would trot out that BS as they started getting more and more heat over this.

Why do I say it's BS? First, it wasn't until today that the company even mentioned the size of the flag. For the last several days, the issue reported by the company was that another supervisor and a patient were offended by the American flag. Second, the size of the flag doesn't justify the company's supervisors throwing the flag on the floor, an act of deliberate hatred and disrespect for our flag and what it stands for.