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Sherman A1

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1. I would have tried as well, however I would have never made such a statement

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Aug 17, 2018, 03:58 AM

Aug 2018

Folks tend to forget that while in this Representative Democracy we do have Free Speech, the workplace is not a democracy and your right to free speech does not guarantee your right to continued employment.

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