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All Work, No Pray

Posted in Blog, Differing Cultures, Religion, Television

On the last episode of The Apprentice, two guys sat out a task in order to observe Dreidel Day or Buy A Baldie A Yarmulke Day or something like that. There are so many holidays, I can’t keep track. Another Jewish guy, Lenny, showed up to do the job he beat out thousands of others to do. The team lost the task and when it came time to choose people to bring into the board room for firing, the project manager brought in Lenny but not the two absentees. After some debate, the project manager was fired but she should have been cut loose the second she decided not to bring in the two slackers, who should have been canned as well. Anybody who believes that somebody who made even the slightest effort is more deserving of being fired than two people who did nothing is a crappy leader. That should have been the whole board room discussion before Trump said, “You’re fired.”

The only person who expressed any real disapproval of the guys skipping the task was Lenny. Trump didn’t even seem to have a problem with it. I can’t believe all the other contestants were pleased that their asses were on the line for someone else’s beliefs. It showed how scared people are to voice their opposition in a PC world where doing so will incur the wrath of overzealous religious groups.

It really bothers me that concessions are made for people who choose to practice traditions that were created at a time when taking a day off work meant eating meat you caught yesterday instead of today. I don’t suppose Trump would be so understanding if an Irish dude said he needed St. Patrick’s Day off because the pubs open at 8 am or if a single girl missed work because she hooked up with a hottie the night before and has a mad hangover (and a possible nooner to look forward to). For that matter, I wonder if the Jewish guys would give them a free pass, knowing their hard work could cost them the opportunity of a lifetime while their teammate’s drooling into a pint of Guiness. If one gets a day off, they all should.

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6 Responses to “All Work, No Pray”

  1. David
    David on March 20th, 2006 12:00 am wrote:

    Yeah, I know! And you know what the sad thing is? It’s that these holidays were created for a purpose, but now they’re just used and abused. My friend Laura, who’s Jewish, has said to me before that Jewish holidays for her are nothing more but to cut class and work and get drunk. So it’s really hard to tell, who celebrates the holiday the true way, you know?

    And I think youre right. I think those two slackers should have been brought in. It doesnt mean Lenny is less of a Jew…it just means, he knows he has to do all he can to become the winner of the Apprentice. :mrgreen:

  2. "Orthodox Apprentice" on March 20th, 2006 12:00 am wrote:

    Your anti-semitic comments are highly offensive. Observant Jews are forbidden from working on Jewish holidays. They don’t have a choice - it’s simply not allowed. I don’t know of any corporation in this country that does not allow employees to take off on religious holidays. The right to practice religion is protected by our Constitution.

    These guys did not slack off or go out drinking. They spent the two days in a synagogue praying to God for health, peace and prosperity. The producers of the show knew that these two guys would not be available on certain days, yet they picked them for the cast and scheduled tasks for those days. It was probably set up intentionally to create a conflict. You can’t blame Dan and Lee for practicing their religion. They are who they are.

  3. 1girl4martinis on March 20th, 2006 12:00 am wrote:

    Can we get that single girl holiday started soon, please?

  4. David. on March 20th, 2006 12:00 am wrote:

    “The right to practice religion is protected by our Constitution.” Well, no. The First Amendment says “Congress shall make no law…” There is absolutely NOTHING in the First Amendment that guarantees anyone the right to a job if they take off work for a religious observance when their boos has work scheduled for them. Not. One. Single. Solitary. Word.

    Subliterates who expect to be pampered and catered to are funny as hell to watch… until they are treated unfairly by being allowed to get away with all kindsa crap others can’t just by claiming it’s a religious duty.

    Boss wants you working on your Sabbath, even: tough. get another job, buddy. There’s the door. Don’t let it hit ya where the good Lord split ya.

  5. Jenée on March 21st, 2006 12:00 am wrote:

    I responded with a whole post- “All Work, No Pray- Revisited”

  6. Christine Noke on March 24th, 2006 12:00 am wrote:

    Why not a married girls day??? :!: After all we gals need it the most, and guess what “it” we need the most! :evil:

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