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First, just because most Muslims don't like being around dogs doesn't automatically indicate that there is a problem with Google's policy. People that don't li
by willarson 19y ago
First, just because most Muslims don't like being around dogs doesn't automatically indicate that there is a problem with Google's policy.
People that don't like being around dogs will place a lower value upon working at Google. People who do like dogs will place a higher value upon working at Google.
If more people like dogs than don't like dogs, Google will benefit from their policy, and those who dislike dogs will suffer for their intolerance. If the opposite is true then they will suffer from their policy and people who dislike dogs will benefit.
Regardless of your policy someone is being discriminated against, so moral arguments will be irresolute. As such, economic reasoning seems as good as standard to judge by as any other. The claims of discrimination by allowing dogs in the workplace suffer from assuming that the status quo is some how more just than an alternative: don't worry, someone gets screwed no matter what.
- amichail 19y agoYou could make the claim that Google is actually discriminating against Muslims because allowing dogs at work is not critical to its business. It's against the law to discriminate based on religion.
- willarson 19y agoThe Muslims would be the ones religiously discriminating against Google. Allowing dogs at the workplace is a secular decision, viewing them as profane is a religious ones. This argument is without legal grounds. Restaurants serve food that is not kosher, they are not being shut down for discriminating against Jews. Restaurants serve beef, despite offending those of the Hindu faith. Legally these are not grounds for religious discrimination. Neither is allow dogs in the workplace... and other companies have done the same for decades.