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Employee Laughs In Boss' Face For Saying It's "Unethical" To Make Plans After Work, Takes The Case To The Director

This is why I am thrilled to be semi-retired. I work part-time and even with that they still try to pull c**p with me, like calling me on my days off and expecting me to fill a shift for a call out. I will only do that if they short my hours. Which they do. It's all a huge game. But I really don't play anymore. I no longer have anything to prove or have any aspirations to advance. But when I do work, I give 120% of myself to my work. So I really don't concern myself with the managers and their staffing issues. You want me here? Schedule accordingly. But I will not be your "beck and call girl". Been there, done that. Part of the beauty of being semi-retired....

35 Reactions People Posted Online To The Impending US Supreme Court Decision To Overturn Abortion Rights

This issue should fall under a woman's right to privacy in terms of the decisions made concerning anything having to do with her body. What I fear more than anything is that if Roe v Wade is overturned, what will be next on the government's agenda? Gay rights? Interracial marriage? If they can upend this right after FIFTY years, it won't be long before others follow. It's appalling and is setting us back in some strange time warp.

35 Reactions People Posted Online To The Impending US Supreme Court Decision To Overturn Abortion Rights

Add birth control to the list of right to privacy-threatened issues, too. (See: Griswold v. Connecticut, 1965)