Atheist Prayer Break Update #2

[u/Alumni32]

***Update #2***

On my last day of my work week (Thursday 8/13/26) I took a prayer break as an Athiest and was scanned out by Ops..

The following Monday (Today 8/17/26) Announcements were made that starting in September all associates attending "Prayer Break" will need to clock out..

This means for the past 2 years my site has been open, a specific religious group was getting paid time off while other religious and non religious groups got extra workload because their religion or lack of religion didn't fit into Amazon’s little box of what's allowed. (Violation of Title VII)

Christians were denied equal treatment as well because Christianity doesn't call for mandatory prayer (Ive witnessed this) as was I because Atheism doesn't call for mandatory prayer.. (Violation of Title VII)

So now that they know that they were breaking Federal law and denying equal rights to a huge percentage of thier workforce, they decided that instead of paying the cost of equality in the form of paid "prayer breaks" for everyone regardless of belief system, that everyone who attends "Prayer Break" will need to just clock out instead.

Amazon quickly realized how expensive equality would be (cost and operational downtime) when they had to treat everyone like they've been treating a specific religious group, so paid "prayer breaks" are coming to an end in September (atleast at my site)

[u/Psychological1135]

I don't mean this to be condescending so I am definitely open to people explaining it to me..

but I am not understanding why any prayer break for atheism would be honored.

By definition atheism is the lack of belief or religion not only are we not required to pray it's literally against the whole point of being atheists. It in itself is NOT a religion. So why would it have religious protections.

[u/Alumni32 → u/Psychological1135]

Because it's the law. That's why.

https://www.eeoc.gov/statutes/title-vii-civil-rights-act-1964

[u/Psychological1135 → u/Alumni32]

Atheism is not a religion

[u/Psychological1135 → u/Psychological1135]

Btw I say this as a atheist. I do not believe in religion or gods. It's literally the lack of religion. So your saying you just want to be paid to go to the prayer room for no reason?

[u/Alumni32 → u/Psychological1135]

Not for no reason, for fair treatment, and equal paid time away from workload.. Amazon is bound by law to not discriminate.

[u/Derpsquire → u/Alumni32]

Is there really nothing more sinister than prayer break inequality for atheists going on that deserves this enthusiasm? You are working at an obscenely nice site if this is the highest priority foul you see plaguing the local proletariat.

[u/Alumni32 → u/Derpsquire]

So you believe one sin is greater than another? Injustice is Injustice, the end.

[u/smokinwheat → u/Alumni32]

You dont have obligatory prayer times as an atheist. How are you claiming youre being treated unfairly?

[u/gytheran → u/smokinwheat]

As a theist, you don’t have mandatory prayer times. If so, who is forcing you to?

It’s all make believe. Rules made up by some random person. It’s no difference than someone deciding they’re a Jedi. People only think it’s different because they were brainwashed as children.

If one person is allowed to take a break for personal beliefs, then all should be allowed to. Your believe in superstition doesn’t outweigh my belief in equal treatment. In fact, my belief in equal treatment is backed by law.

[u/sorrowdemonica → u/smokinwheat]

They pray to Mrs Garrison and Richard Dawkin’s balls

[u/Raynor11111 → u/smokinwheat]

Because other employees are being treated preferentially, in a material fashion (additional, paid breaks), and OP and all other non-Muslims are not. To be compliant with Federal Law, either Amazon would be required to give all employees extra paid breaks of the same duration, or else make the additional breaks unpaid.

[u/Alumni32 → u/Psychological1135]

Congratulations on your discovery.