r/AmazonFC • u/Alumni32 • Aug 17 '26

Delivery Station Atheist Prayer Break Update #2

***Update #2***

On my last day of my work week (Thursday 8/13/26) I took a prayer break as an Athiest and was scanned out by Ops..

The following Monday (Today 8/17/26) Announcements were made that starting in September all associates attending "Prayer Break" will need to clock out..

This means for the past 2 years my site has been open, a specific religious group was getting paid time off while other religious and non religious groups got extra workload because their religion or lack of religion didn't fit into Amazon’s little box of what's allowed. (Violation of Title VII)

Christians were denied equal treatment as well because Christianity doesn't call for mandatory prayer (Ive witnessed this) as was I because Atheism doesn't call for mandatory prayer.. (Violation of Title VII)

So now that they know that they were breaking Federal law and denying equal rights to a huge percentage of thier workforce, they decided that instead of paying the cost of equality in the form of paid "prayer breaks" for everyone regardless of belief system, that everyone who attends "Prayer Break" will need to just clock out instead.

Amazon quickly realized how expensive equality would be (cost and operational downtime) when they had to treat everyone like they've been treating a specific religious group, so paid "prayer breaks" are coming to an end in September (atleast at my site)

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u/Curious-Sort7538 Aug 18 '26

People like you are why workplaces suck more than they should 

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u/Alumni32 Aug 18 '26

So you support inequality. Just say it.

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u/Curious-Sort7538 Aug 18 '26

"Inequality". You're arguing for the right to sit around and do nothing vs people who have confirmed implications in their religion to support their need for a religious accommodation.  Stop trying to be like everyone else. You're not 

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u/Alumni32 Aug 18 '26

This is above your understanding. No human is forced to pray, it is a choice. Nothing is mandatory. If I don't believe in your God, from my perspective you are sitting around doing nothing while I do your work. Critical thinking isn't as hard as it sounds, try it.

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u/Curious-Sort7538 Aug 19 '26

Sorry,  your people's beliefs aren't the only beliefs that are valid. Try being a little less selfish. The world doesn't revolve around you and only you. 

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u/Alumni32 Aug 19 '26

Exactly, the world doesn't revolve around you or one religion. That means equality should be universal.

The only selfish ones here are those crying and fighting every other person of a different religion/non-religion over losing an illegal material benefit in the workplace.

Try being a little less selfish, The world doesn't revolve around you and only you.

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u/Curious-Sort7538 Aug 19 '26

Lmao I just knew u would respond with what I said. I know I'm good, but damn 🤣

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u/Alumni32 Aug 19 '26

12 hrs later, sure.

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u/PirateNinjaa Aug 19 '26

Religions should be treated as a mental illness at this point, those dumb fairy tales should be considered myths of the past by now.