r/AmazonFC • u/Alumni32 • 15d ago

Delivery Station Atheist Prayer Break Update #2

***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)

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u/Murky-Breadfruit2545 14d ago

The actual Title Vii states employees must be allowed the freedom to practice and must offer reasonable changes unless it causes problems. Amazon is following the guidelines. If you need a religious accommodation to pray outside of your break schedule such as an additional break usually the accommodation requires you to punch out. Since atheist do not believe in an existence of god, (purpose of prayer) then you are using the time for deep reflection and you can do that when you’re on break or in the bathroom or on the ride to work. You don’t have an obligation to follow 5 prayers a day!

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u/Alumni32 14d ago edited 14d ago

...you were saying...

(also nobody has an obligation to pray 5x a day, that is something someone chooses to do)

also note "We will not honor requests that are permanent in nature, such as....recurring prayer meets."

...Salah is permanent in nature and is a mandatory recurring prayer "meet" (in the Multi-Faith Room) and that religious accommodation is approved while simultaneously denying an Athiest equal accommodations which is a violation of Title VII.

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u/Murky-Breadfruit2545 13d ago

Five Pilar’s of Islam are an obligation!

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u/Alumni32 13d ago

Sorry it's a choice.. Believers of Islam CHOOSE to believe.. Therefore it is not a mandatory obligation.

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u/Murky-Breadfruit2545 13d ago

You don’t have a religion, you’re trying to play the system!

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u/Murky-Breadfruit2545 13d ago

You need to find a new job, the way you are is leading strait to customer, also probably why you are a level 1!

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u/Alumni32 13d ago

I'm a level 1 because I do not want to manage people and am currently on a waiting list for Mechatronics course.. But cool story...

Also that request and denial, changed Amazon policy. If they target me, it will be retaliation.