Saddam works as a desk clerk for the So Suite Hotel Company. The company has rules for its employees, such as being on time for work, taking bathroom breaks on a specific schedule and observing certain dress codes, including the requirement that male employees be clean shaven. Saddam has had some difficulties following the rules. He has been late and his excuses have not been valid. He has taken bathroom breaks without following the schedule. Now Saddam shows up for work with a three day growth of beard. His manager tells him that he is in violation of the grooming policy. Saddam says that he has a new religious belief and it requires that he grow a beard. The manager tells him that he is tired of Saddam not following the rules and having lame excuses. Saddam is suspended from work.