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<blockquote data-quote="air_dr" data-source="post: 1210082" data-attributes="member: 29929">I have found this to be one of Integrity&#039;s better and more thought provoking threads...The OP seems to suggest to me that I&#039;s work takes him to many different facilities...I AM surprised that someone didn&#039;t long ago nip in the bud what he described...I have seen no such thing in the hub out of which I work and I can&#039;t imagine it being allowed.However, I am not sure I would base this discussion on someone being &quot;seriously offended.&quot; I don&#039;t think we have a right to demand that everything we see and hear keep us within our comfort zone. Some employees including drivers have radios by them. Some employee may choose to listen to a Christian radio station and someone else could claim to be &quot;seriously offended.&quot; My short response to that would be &quot;too bad.&quot;Instead I think this is better discussed in terms of a slippery slope and a coarsening of the work environment. If something is allowed in lockers, why not one&#039;s immediate work area? Most importantly, the OP did bring to mind an anecdote I once heard, and this is my basic response and main contribution to this thread: This exchange took place place during the Civil War. (Hope I have all my facts right.) An officer was going to tell a dirty joke, but first asked if there were any ladies around. Robert E Lee, who was in on the conversation said &quot;No, but there are gentlemen.&quot;Years ago now when I was on the preload, someone working next to me put up a picture from like a Playboy in his work area, as a joke more than anything, I believe. I can&#039;t say I was &quot;seriously offended&quot; though I didn&#039;t think it was appropriate. Anyway that material wasn&#039;t up for three minutes before the first sup who happened to walk by told him to take it down. I believe he made the right call.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="air_dr, post: 1210082, member: 29929"] I have found this to be one of Integrity's better and more thought provoking threads... The OP seems to suggest to me that I's work takes him to many different facilities... I AM surprised that someone didn't long ago nip in the bud what he described...I have seen no such thing in the hub out of which I work and I can't imagine it being allowed. However, I am not sure I would base this discussion on someone being "seriously offended." I don't think we have a right to demand that everything we see and hear keep us within our comfort zone. Some employees including drivers have radios by them. Some employee may choose to listen to a Christian radio station and someone else could claim to be "seriously offended." My short response to that would be "too bad." Instead I think this is better discussed in terms of a slippery slope and a coarsening of the work environment. If something is allowed in lockers, why not one's immediate work area? Most importantly, the OP did bring to mind an anecdote I once heard, and this is my basic response and main contribution to this thread: This exchange took place place during the Civil War. (Hope I have all my facts right.) An officer was going to tell a dirty joke, but first asked if there were any ladies around. Robert E Lee, who was in on the conversation said "No, but there are gentlemen." Years ago now when I was on the preload, someone working next to me put up a picture from like a Playboy in his work area, as a joke more than anything, I believe. I can't say I was "seriously offended" though I didn't think it was appropriate. Anyway that material wasn't up for three minutes before the first sup who happened to walk by told him to take it down. I believe he made the right call. [/QUOTE]

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