Man fired for being a "vegetarian homo"
Man fired for being a "vegetarian homo"
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#1Man fired for being a "vegetarian homo"
Posted: 1/29/09 at 11:01am
We've got 2009's "Boss of the Year" " already....
"He said his work at the Credit Agricole subsidiary had been going "great" until his boss discovered he was a vegetarian.
"Then everything changed drastically," Pacifico said.
Catalanello did everything he could to make Pacifico uncomfortable - including only ordering hamburgers and pepperoni and sausage pizzas for the weekly team lunches.
"I'm only ordering burgers. If you don't eat meat, too bad. I don't care," he's quoted as saying.... The boss chose a steakhouse as a site for a team building dinner, and another broker suggested they go someplace else because Pacifico was a vegetarian.
"He was like, 'What's wrong with you? We're going anyway,' " Pacifico recalled. When a coworker asked what Pacifico would eat, Catalanello said, "Who the f- - - cares? It's his fault for being a vegetarian homo."
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#2re: Man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 11:36am
Hahahaha!
I'm sorry. The fact he was fired is terrible and incredibly stupid but that he was called a vegetarian homo is somewhat hysterical.
#2re: Man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 11:36amYou would think, metaphorically, avoiding meat would be the opposite of male homosexuality, right? Either way, the boss is an ignorant bigot and deserves to be sued.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#3man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 11:37amso, joe, have you started looking for a new job yet?
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#4man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 11:40amSo is it LGBTQV now?
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#5man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 11:50am
Well there are vegetarians and then there are vegetarians. I've been around some who were on crusades to get everyone they came in contact with to give up meat. They were as bad as Jesus freaks. I'm not saying this guy was.
The boss in this case was a little over the top but simply because they went to a steak house does not mean that the vegetarian couldn't find something on the menu to eat. Were all the meat eaters supposed to go to Jamba juice for their meeting?
As far as the lunches that were brought in, this guy could have brought a bag lunch.
I may not know a lot about theater but I know that I love it.
#6man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 11:55amI think that boss is insecure in his appetite. I bet he's craving some arugula as we type.
#7man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 11:56amplease, jerby. have you seen the price of arugula at whole foods???
r.i.p. marco, my guardian angel.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#8man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 11:57amThere's always street arugula. We can't all be Elliot Spitzer.
#9man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 11:58amsomehow i don't think we're talking about the same thing.
r.i.p. marco, my guardian angel.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
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#10man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 11:58amOH Papa I think you'd know- I love the meat.
#11man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 12:00pm
"The boss in this case was a little over the top but simply because they went to a steak house does not mean that the vegetarian couldn't find something on the menu to eat. Were all the meat eaters supposed to go to Jamba juice for their meeting"
I was thinking the same thing. Nowadays, I would imagine most steakhouses to have some sort of vegetarian options, be it salads or pastas.
"As far as the lunches that were brought in, this guy could have brought a bag lunch"
now that's just dumb. why should only he have to bring something in when everyone else is getting a free lunch? if anything, the boss could have ordered ONE plain pizza, or a pizza that was half meat, and half cheese. I mean, I'm no vegetarian, but it doesn't mean I ALWAYS have to have meat on my pizza.
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#12man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 12:05pmPippin, I agree. The Steakhouse thing is no biggie, but he should have ordered a cheese pizza.
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#13man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 12:08pm
Clearly the boss is an idiot. However, what I find even more disturbing is people making excuses for this guy. Yeah, you can find vegetarian options at a steak house, and no one knows for sure if this guy was on a crusade or not. However, a boss should NEVER go out of his way to make an employee feel uncomfortable.
If the boss had a black employee and called him a vegetarian ni**er, would people be making jokes or excuses? I highly, highly doubt it.
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#14man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 12:08pm
I can tell ya from personal experience- NOT providing a meal that conforms with an employee's dietary restrictions can be a big deal. I used to have about 60 people who worked for me. At least 4-5 times a year we'd provide lunch. WE caught hell for not providing Vegetarian (or vegan) meals, "Lite" meals, Meals that conformed to Jewish law, even meals that they "Liked."
I finally developed a policy that anytime I provided a staff meal, I would post the choices two days before- if there was NOT something acceptable, we would have Peanut Butter, jelly & vegan bread available for sandwiches. IF NO OPTION was acceptable, they were to either bring a lunch of their own or wait until AFTER the lunch to go on their lunch break. It was a huge hassle.
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#15man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 12:19pm
"However a boss should never go out of his way to make an employee uncomfortable"
Are you kidding? It's done all the time and far worse than food choices. I had a boss that drenched herself in perfume. I have allergies to perfume and there was nothing I could do about it. I asked if I could wear a dust mask at work and was not allowed to. So I suffered everyday at work.
I may not know a lot about theater but I know that I love it.
#16man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 1:14pm
Wait. The guy who was fired is straight?
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#18man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 1:47pmI was a vegetarian for about five years, and while I'm not anymore, I still think that the defensive meat-eaters are much more common than that militant vegetarian out to make you feel guilty. Some people just hear that someone is a vegetarian and go out of their way to be a douche about it, even when the said vegetarian doesn't give a crap what the other person eats.
#19man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 1:51pm
And in some parts of this country, don't even THINK about ordering a...
"LATTE"!
#21man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 1:57pm
with "NON-FAT" milk and...
"SPLENDA!!!!"
#22man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 1:58pm
Wait, vegetarians are homos? So if I go back to eating steak, I'll no longer enjoy feasting my eyes on the obscenely hot form of Olivia Wilde? Well THAT'S no fun!
I wish everyone would mind their own business. In a nice way. If I may toot my own horn for a second, there are things I do not do, but I don't care if you do them. I don't drink, but it's not a big deal. I don't eat meat, but I'll agree with you that bacon is tasty. I don't smoke, but as long as you don't smell like a hobo I'll hang out with you (gosh I'm just sooooo good XD).
Vegetarians! Some people eat meat, And That's Okay.
Meat-eaters! Some people don't eat meat, And That's Okay.
Geez, I have GOT to get off the "And That's Okay" train at some point, I'm becoming ever so obnoxious and preachy. XD
Is arugula a common foodstuff in America? I ask because I'd never heard of it before encountering Into the Woods, so I'm not sure if you're just saying a common vegetable, or making semi-obscure theatre references.
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#23man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 2:04pm
Weez, you're funny!
Arugala is like a type of lettuce.
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#24man fired for being a 'vegetarian homo'
Posted: 1/29/09 at 2:05pmIt's also practically the sole reason Obama is an elitist.
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