Just Say No

You're stronger than I would be!

Good for you!

And if they force you to do it, have a bit of BK, and state, on-air, that you can actually feel your life shortening with each bite and then rush aside and throw up.

Seriously though, you live in a highly litigious society, so I'm sure there are many many reasons why they can't force you to do this or fire you if you don't.

You are awesome!! Standing up for what you believe is the right thing to do, good for you. :happy: :happy: :happy:

GO!!! Stick it to the man dude!! Literally, those sandwiches would stick to him in more ways than one!

The only thing that is worrisome is that if you're employed right now at a radio station and they requested you to do it, they could fire you for not participating.

A friend of mine just sued and won from a high end hotel for violating the Americans With Disabilities Act. The downside is that he has not found a job in 2 years. There is super high unemployment. This lawsuit has taken 2 years, it's been horrible. He's getting a measly $17,000 - not even a full year's salary. The lawyers are taking $8k, so that leaves him with $9k....paltry, really.

And if you're in the USA the unemployment rate is HIGH, plus they can fight you to get your unemp check (my friend's corporation did!). He had to go and appeal it several times before he received his first check. Now he's a 99'er and he's still out of work. 9k won't last very long but he's going to try and make it stretch.

What I would do would be to either tell your bosses that you've become a vegetarian recently and do they have the gardenburger that you could eat instead of the regular burger....? Or if not, I'd probably bite the bullet and bite into it, you know how on food network when the cooks eat something, they just take one bite, they never eat the whole thing....I'd take a bite and say it's delicious or whatever....and that would be it.

Hmmm, I smell a lawsuit brewing! Seriously, can they fire you for not eating that food??? That's crazy!

Absent a contract, most likely. I guess you could argue ADA, if eating that food would adversely effect your diabetes or something similar, but even then they can still probably require you to pimp/pitch the product whether you actually eat any of it or not. The ADA may require your employer to make a reasonable accommodation for a disability, that's all. If you dont have a disability, there is no issue with the ADA.

The problem with 'at will' employment is, if you dont like your job: teh answer is to find a new one.





















*** this is, obviously, not legal advise. I have no earthly idea what state any of you live in, which could change things entirely. Most of the time it doesnt make a difference, but some states have specific employment protections that others do not have, and obviously I cant be an expert on all 50 states.

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Congrats to you! That is a biggie! Is there any way you could turn it around in a creative way and suggest they use a different source for promo ads? Such as Whole Foods or Trader Joe's - you could, say, eat something from their generic brands and talk about how tasty it is? Maybe its not such a bad idea in theory, but you could crusade for something to "help the obesity epidemic in america" or "save the children of the US from obesity"... It would definitely draw attention to the station (which would benefit them) and you'd be doing something good. I'm sure you could draw in some ad money for healthy stores and fitness facilities in the area. I know this is more about the ad money for the station and I'm sure BK would be paying a lot more... but you could even turn this into a huge event and get people signed up for the next 5K race in your area by starting a personal training program and encouraging others to do the same; then a countdown until race day, all the while eating healthy foods each day/week/whatever from area restaurants or stores. Just some ideas - I totally understand about the balance between giving department heads what they want and not allowing yourself to be abused. There's a whole psychology to the thing! LOL! Good luck!