What's the best way to play my hand? Advice or Insight much appreciated
Fellow Monkeys;
I would like to kindly ask for advice on a very bad situation here:
I recently graduated from college from a semi-target, and landed my-self a job in a Investment Management gig at a BB. Although, not my line manager, my MD was very anal about 'educating' the new analysts, and took great initiatives to do so.
He was/is a very religious man (not that I have anything against it), but forced several juniors to come in early morning (6am-ish) to read scripture and pray for an hour every morning. He also makes sure that we do the same at Lunch time, and after work for an hour respectively. So on average, we would be forced (I do not have any religious affiliations) to comply with his religious standards by engaging in these activities for 15 hours from Mon to Fri.
We would also be forced to join him on 6 hour missions on a Saturday outdoors, and 2 hour conference call on a Sunday to read scripture...
This got out of hand for me, because I was forced to do this for around 12 weeks. I eventually got so fed up with his religious shenanigans that I politely told him "No". I got suspended the following week for some made up bullshit that some actions (I did not commit) resulted in a client withdrawing from us.
Although, I have since resumed and have all records wiped off, I am unsure whether to stay, or to move (which would be terribly difficult given the job market, and manufacturing reasons for leaving the company).
Any comments?
Are you joking? I have NEVER heard of this before in my life, and I'm pretty sure it's illegal, and I'm pretty sure that if you told HR he would be terminated. I'm 70% sure this is a joke post.
Why haven't you contacted the HR? Don't do that by email, go see them. This guy will probably get suspended...
Is this a troll?
no way man. obviously, very serious
Shouldn't have accepted an IM position at the Catholic Church.
Sorry guys. This is not a Troll - very serious. I've never heard of anything of the like before either... Would HR/Compliance suffice, he is the MD of the floor after all? It'd my word vs his, and he's been very meticulous with everything so it'd be a hard fight.
I'll bite. How is he so meticulous that no one notices people praying and reading scripture. NO one on the floor notices? No emails are sent? What's the documentation behind your suspension, a napkin with a cross scrawled on it that he shoved in a folder in your cube?
Set up an iphone at 530am and record the whole fucking thing. Or better yet round up everyone and go en masse to HR. Call a labor lawyer even. The head of the CIA got caught trying to get his rocks off. You can subtly tip off people that you're being forced to assimilate to the religious views of your MD to stay employed.
Evidence for all his religious stuff is there. I just don't have incriminating evidence that he suspended me (without HR, or Compliance (given I was suspended for "Divulging Client Information") knowing). He did so through one of the Associate/VP (instructed him to tell me to not come to office), and later covered it up by making me use 4 days out of my annual leave on the company server.
"You walk into a room holding a grenade, in the best case scenario you walk out still holding that grenade, in the worst case scenario the grenade explodes blowing you into little bloody peices. The lesson? Don't make bets with no upside"
Listen man- you will never win the game by trying to avoid it. You need to play it. Though this is an EXTREME case, who gives a crap? You said it yourself...you aren't that religious, so what is the harm? Pretend you are all about that shit, get on his good side..next time you need a day off tell him you are bringing your gf on a religious excursion (obviously won't be true) i bet you he will let you off. If he thinks his BS is working on you and you make him believe so you will get a glowing recomendation, more responsibility, and much better exit ops. If you try and beat him and rat to HR you may end up screwing yourself even if they fire him. The word will get out, and who wants some kid working for them that got their last boss fired?
Love this.
Thanks, seems like the most valuable suggestion so far. I think this would especially be in my best interests since I am at a BB.
Ya do what NYU said tell him you would like back in the Religious club, then record several meetings on your iphone, then decline. If he suspends you go to HR. -- No way this is real tho
Come in with a rattlesnake, and go Pentecostal on his ass. No one fucks with a guy that speaks in tongues and plays with snakes. Didn't Harry Potter teach you anything?
so reading/scripture and praying is a euphemism for blowjobs right?
$20 says he's Mormon.
Sorry buddy. You would have lost your $20, he's Presbyterian.
this is hilarious. troll or not it made my day.
I think the "backpack full of shit" story was much more believable than this.
hahahaha, keep em coming. "2 hour conference calls on Sunday to read scripture", LOL!
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