I don’t wear outward signs of my faith at work, but once a year on Ash Wednesday it gets awkward. I’ve had a boss lunge across a table to wipe the (to him) “big smudge of dirt” off my forehead. Or someone invariably says or does something strange. Anyone else having, or had, similar experiences?

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Oh yeah… happens every year. Someone comes over and says, you need to go to the bathroom and cleans your face. I smile… nope, I know it’s there.

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That’s astounding to think a boss would try to do that. It not surprising at all. No way should that person still be work in there as that sounds like a violation in all the ways. I have experienced forms of discrimination at work, but not this directly. Sorry you went through that.

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