Should I CCW at work?

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I recently got a new job! I went through orientation last Monday.
Not once did the lady or any of the material I read mention firearms at the work place or in the parking lot.

The job consist of working around others in a machine shop (Old Costco building)for a high profile company. The owner is a Montana native who received his Higher education in California. The company is based here in Montana.

I will be working nights in a couple weeks, after training. I would like to CC,
But I don't want to Jeopardies this career opportunity.
Should I not carry while I feel things out? Should I inquire about this to a supervisor?
 
Its really up to you but I would suggest not carrying until you can feel this out. Just leave it in the car. Infact I would not mention it until after your training. Then feel out who the gun friendly folks are and ask them first.
 
Depends on the shop.The last shop I worked in every one carried and the company handbook actually specified that we were allowed to bring our weapons to work & work on them (on our own time) in the shop.

Just remember if you are fired for carrying at work you're going to have to explain that to your next employer
 
My previous job was not CC friendly, so I resorted to an ankle gun during working hours, but I did still carry.

I changed jobs at the first of the year however, and I now work in a very gun friendly environment with a very relaxed dress code (jeans and an untucked polo) so I have been able to go back to carrying a full size gun at work.
 
#1 Montana is a right to work state (not an at will state), it's very hard to fire someone. (half of why wages are so low)
If there are no signs, you are obeying the law, there is no policy in writing, there's simply no way for them to do it.

#2, it's Montana, not New Jersey. No one is going to care.
 
There is a closed thread on here from earlier today where a couple demonstrated interest in being the concealed carry police. I'm guessing it would be trivial for someone to find your employer and call them. Use caution.
 
Some things to consider before you CC at work...

You'll definitely want to get a copy of the company handbook and scrutinize it for anything related to firearms. Just because the orientation session didn't cover it doesn't mean that it's not in the handbook. As an employee, you'll be held accountable for reading, understanding and complying with company policy.

Also, you'll want to check to see about liability while carrying on the job. Some states hold the employer accountable for the actions of their employees while on-the-clock (ie - "respondeat superior"). If you shoot someone while at work, will your employer cover the liability, or hang you out to dry?

Do some homework quietly on your own using available resources. When in doubt, schedule some face-time with the HR director and explain your situation to them. If you live in a gun-friendly environment they may be very understanding.

Lastly... make sure that anything you are told is backed up IN WRITING! Nothing is official until it's on paper!

good luck with the new job!
 
Soybomb
There is a closed thread on here from earlier today where a couple demonstrated interest in being the concealed carry police.
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yeah that was my thread and there is a diffrence in knowingly breaking the law by ccw in a public school in virginia and ccw in a place of business that has no rules on ccw. Tell the whole story it was not about being
concealed carry police
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and it was just me with the concern not my wife and I. half truths are just as bad as lies!

In this case the op if there is any question as to where you could get fired I would ask first but like others said it would be very difficult to get fired over non existant rules. As a new employee you shouldnt make waves. If you do carry keep it very low key.
 
I'd check the law, check the policy manual and if no restrictions carry deep and above all- keep my mouth shut. Let me say it again- TELL NO ONE. If you ask it may bring something to their attention that now must be addressed, let someone else be known as the guy who got ccw banned at work.
 
Eric F, my apologies if you feel I misrepresented the motivations of you or others in the thread. I didn't mean to single anyone out (I believe several people shared sentiments similar to yours), I just wanted to go after the concept of the thread. I still think there is a lesson in it for this poster. Note doubt that woman thought her comments were safe just as this poster believes himself to be among friends. In my eyes they're both good people. In your eyes she might be the equivelant of a bank robber but this guy okay. Who knows how the 3rd person might see it. They might both be bad people making a bad name for concealed carry.

Ymmv, but there's a lot of personal information here that already blows the idea of "deep concealment." I hope I didn't derail your thread, just wanted to clarify why I thought the other thread was relevant.
 
If your employer is ok with it... then its your choice, if not, no.
 
You figure one of the other machinists is going to flip out?
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If I were to carry only when I anticipated having a problem then I never would. It isn't hard to start imagining possibilities though even in seemingly benign enviorments.
 
Well, my first reaction is this:

If your employer had 15 seconds to spare and googled your name, he/she would have to click their mouse no more than three times before they found this thread.

So that's something to think about. :)
 
I've carried concealed at work for more than 12 years.

But, it has been concealed and we never, ever mention it.

My employer (current) has no rule against it, but it just works out better if no one knows.
 
I would read the employee handbook and work rules very thoroughly, and if it is not forbidden, I would do it and tell NO ONE. It could just be an oversight, and you don't want to give them an opportunity to "correct" it.
 
Not once did the lady or any of the material I read mention firearms at the work place or in the parking lot.
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First of all - if your username is your REAL name, then I'd be REAL careful...

Now, if it were me...

I WOULD NOT ask someone. :what:

However, I WOULD go over the employee manual with a fine-tooth comb. That's assuming that it's not against any laws to CCW wherever you're working it.

+1 to deep carry, and DON'T YAP about it if you do!

Oh yeah, and if there is nothing in the rulebook against CCW, then:
It could just be an oversight, and you don't want to give them an opportunity to "correct" it.
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Another reason NOT to go and ask someone. If it's important it WILL be in the manual. IMO anyway. :)
 
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