Company makes bizarre order to employees: Eat only vegan food at work
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No meat, dairy please
A company has made headlines for requiring potential employees to confirm that they will only eat vegan food while at the office. The unusual request has sparked a debate on social media about whether it is legal for companies to impose such requirements on job seekers.
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Post viral
A viral post on social platform Reddit has revealed a company's unusual requirement for job seekers. The company expects its potential employees to confirm that they will only eat vegan food while at the office.
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Unusual email
"Thanks for your application. To help us shortlist, please reply to the following question: Our workplaces are strictly vegan. You do not have to be vegan away from work, but you do need to bring a vegan lunch and have plant milk to eat on-site or eat lunch off-site. Can you confirm you are fine with this?" read a portion of the mail shared in a screenshot by the employee.
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Job applicant shocked
A job applicant was shocked to receive an email from the company asking if they were willing to only eat vegan food while at work.
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Mixed responses on social media
The post on social media received a mix of responses, with some users criticizing the company for making such an unusual request and others sharing their own experiences of strange workplace requirements.
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Legal protection for dietary choice
While some users argued that companies cannot reject job seekers based on their dietary choices, others pointed out that dietary choice is not a protected class under the law.