PM wants me to retract my intern position from my resume?
This is a really weird situation, and I'm not 100% on how to handle it.
So my Dad is the CIO of a boutique IM firm. Over my winter and spring break they brought me in to do some work for them as an informal internship. I was paid off the books.
Anyway, the firm has a pretty strict policy on not hiring the sons and daughters of upper management for fulltime or formal internship positions. In fact, they don't even offer formal internships. In my situation their head of HR/Compliance called me up and asked me if I would be interested in working with them over my winter break, and then brought me in to interview me. I didn't go through my Dad for a position, and it would be myself and the son of the same head of HR who would be working together. She checked it off with my Dad and the President of the firm to make sure it would be ok, and they both said it was fine.
My time there was great and I got along with everyone, and hardly anyone had anything negative to say about me.
To get to the point - This morning I got a phone call from my Dad saying that one of the female PMs of the firm was looking at my LinkedIn account and saw that I listed myself as an intern at their firm under my previous experience. Again, I checked with my Dad and those who I worked under to make sure what I said on my resume and my position title was okay, and they both checked off on it. The PM was apparently super pissed that I was listing that I had an internship with their firm because she had tried a couple times to get a fulltime position at the firm for her son who's studying for the CFA exam(s), and has been shot down repeatedly.
She complained to the President, who then told my Dad, who then told me. Apparently they both don't think I did anything wrong, but the PM is pushing for me to take that I was an intern at their firm off my resume and to stop telling people that I worked there.
This is the part that's mindblowing to me. It's not like I parade around saying I worked there, but only being a freshman it is a very big part of my resume, and it's the reason why I landed a SA position at another firm for over the summer.
Would anyone have any advice on what to do in this situation?
If the CIO and the President don't have an issue with it then who gives a fuck. Its apparent that the PM is just pissed off at what she perceives to be a double standard or violation of nepotism policies. Her opinion in this case is irrelevant.
Screw her and good job
If you already did the work previously, why would it be fair for the PM to make you take it off your resume? What right does she have? Sounds like a bitch to me
anyone involved in this situation would be able to identify you very easily fyi
Good job getting around the no-sons/daughters policy, sounds like this bitch is just mad that her son wasn't smart enough to figure out a way to do it.
I wouldn't worry about it going forward, sounds like the Pres/CIO is gonna tell her to stfu soon. If she gets really crazy and tries to contact you just ignore it/let your dad know.
Let your dad handle the politics. C level will definitely make sure their subodinates to be cool with the management. Don't involve in that by yourself, you are just a smart kid who is trying to learn and get some experience. Nothing wrong about that:). You've gone through the compliance/hr and c-level, and have done good job. So no need to take it off from your resume. If it's an issue, take it off from linkedin so that the bitch can shut up. Then proundly still put it on your resume when apply to SA. Background check will only go to HR, which is totally controled by C-level. Even if the PM finds it out when future company doing background checking, who gives a fuck. You get an offer already by then and just smile and apologize to her if you want. Yes be nice to her, and good luck with her son and her life in the office in future.
Sounds good, thanks for the advice.
Sick brag about being Ray Dalio's son
lol bruh hide ur linkedin next time why is it on public mode?
Screw her and as long as the president and your dad have nothing against, keep it.
I agree with some of the comments above. Super easy to take it off Linked In and leave it on the resume. That lady will never know the difference going forward.
This is why women should not be allowed to work in finance.
It's not even the same comparison...informal internship (with no chance of return offer?) vs. full-time...please. I don't see why she should be so angry.
Presumably your dad told her to take a hike? How dare she try and force you to have a gap in your résumé which you would then have to explain in interviews. Completely retarded.
Just keep it on your resume (because who would even know) and take it off LinkedIn, so you don't put your Dad in a bad spot.
what dubya said
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