Religious objection to Windows

[GA] Employee claims she can't use Microsoft Windows for "Religious Reasons" Policy & Procedures 694 pts 22 hours, 11 mins ago by -puppy-guppy- to AskHR (self.AskHR) I recently hired a new employee for my team. Everyone thinks she is a great addition, and she is clearly very talented as demonstrated in her interviews. The problem came up during on-boarding when we supplied her with her company laptop. She said she would need it configured in a Linux based operating system because her religion does not allow use of Apple or Microsoft owned operating systems. We only currently have hardware configurations for MacOS/Windows and our expectation was that she will use Windows along with the rest of our team. She says that she can fulfill all job duties without Windows and I am inclined to believe her but corporate policy dictates WINDOWS and my management is not on board with her request for Linux. What actions can either (1) I take as a manager to protect her rights and get upper management onboard with her religion or (2) I take against her with management for failing to fulfill her job duties? I've never come across any situation like this and am completely confounded as to how I should handle this.

A dark-mode screenshot of a Reddit AskHR post describes an employee who refuses to use Microsoft Windows because of her religion and requests a Linux-based operating system instead. The joke is the absurdly formal treatment of operating-system preference as a protected religious accommodation, parodying workplace HR dilemmas and Linux-versus-Windows stereotypes. It is shared as a reaction to overly zealous Linux advocacy or bizarre corporate-policy situations. EN: A dark-mode screenshot of a Reddit AskHR post describes an employee who refuses to use Microsoft Windows because of her religion and requests a Linux-based operating system instead. The joke is the absurdly formal treatment of operating-system preference as a protected religious accommodation, parodying workplace HR dilemmas and Linux-versus-Windows stereotypes. It is shared as a reaction to overly zealous Linux advocacy or bizarre corporate-policy situations.

• @jeppa420 / 29896 2023-03-03