Originally posted by sigma:
Is it workplace discrimination when "Employee of the Month" gets the best parking spot?



No, because the benefit is based on superior job performance. Only unions hate rewarding people for doing a great job.

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How about in my company when the best parking spots are auctioned off for charity? Surely that's discrimination because not everyone can afford to bid high enough to even hope to win.



I don't like these types of corporate solicitations, and I think they are wrong, but they normally do not represent a large number of spaces.

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Maybe it's discrimination if you stagger your shifts, ensuring that those that arrive for the earlier shifts get the best spots.



That is simply natural, and not anything purposely created by the employer. Now if those earlier (or more desirable) shifts were made only available to people driving Fords, that's a discrimination issue.

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Is it discrimination when I get the best seat in the airplane only because I buy tickets from a particular airline more frequently than you?



While I dislike such programs, and would choose a different airline if possible (preferably one with single class seating... makes two across leather seating and fresh baked chocolate chip cookies sound all the better), that is not a workplace issue.

These spots are an employee benefit, and restricting them based on something completely unrelated to natural job conditions or job performance is wrong.

Brad "Diva": 2004 Mazda 6s 5-door, Volcanic Red Rex: 1988 Mazda RX-7 Vert, Harbor Blue.