Subj : Harassment Query & Responce
To   : All
From : Rachel L. Akers
Date : Mon Jan 01 2001 01:59 am

Gidday All,

This tipbit's been doing the rounds. Ms Lander's advice is interesting...

Not heard of any -ve responce/backlash yet. Has anyone else??

  Rai


                     (letters to) ANN LANDERS 
 ||                     (washingtonpost.com) 
 ||
 ||             Sunday, December 3, 2000; Page F06 
 ||
 ||  I am a practitioner of a nature-based religion called Wicca. 
 ||  I am a witch. Most people who know little about us think
 ||  we are weird. We do not worship Satan. That is a Christian 
 ||  concept. We do not believe in Satan. We do not sacrifice
 ||  living things, human or animal. Our first tenet is "Harm 
 ||  none." 
 ||
 ||  Three months ago, a co-worker, "Miss R," noticed the silver 
 ||  pentagram I wear around my neck, and commented that it was a 
 ||  satanic symbol. I informed her, as I do others who inquire, 
 ||  of my basic beliefs. Most people accept my explanation, but 
 ||  not Miss R. She has made it her mission to "save" me and 
 ||  convert me to her religion.
 ||
 ||  She tapes Bible verses to my computer screen, and puts 
 ||  religious tracts on my desk. I've told Miss R that I am not
 ||  interested in converting, but she doesn't hear me. The woman 
 ||  is a religious nut, and she is driving me crazy. Yesterday she 
 ||  came up behind me and "baptized" me with bottled water.
 ||  Miss R is close to retirement age, and I don't want to get 
 ||  her fired. I have already complained to management, and
 ||  she has been warned. If I complain again, she will undoubtedly
 ||  lose her job. How can I get her to lay off?
 ||
 ||                                     --Jennifer in New York

* There is no way you can get a religious fanatic to "lay off." She 
* believes she is doing the Lord's work, and nothing will deter her. 
* Avoid this woman like the plague. Be "busy" when she comes around. * Do not 
let her waste your time. Tell her, "I have a lot of work to 
* do, and we'll talk when I catch up." Throw out the religious 
* material she places on your computer. If you are not willing to 
* report this woman for harassing you, your only alternative is to 
* look for another job yourself. 
*
*        Good luck.

>...

To find out more about Ann Landers and read her past columns, visit the 
Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

(c)2000, Creators Syndicate Inc.

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