Religious Bosses

[Regina]

I worked under a Jewish manager (whose Jewish family owned the store) back in 2013. He was a really cool guy though. To be honest we were always too busy to get into any philosophical discussions about religion, but he didn't seem like the type to force his opinions down on you.

Although one day he got on my nerves. In real life I'm not one of those gays who walks into every situation giving very much Julian Clary Ts, not hiding it, but not putting on a show for you. I actually tend to wait until something gay-themed comes up in conversation to talk about it, or until people ask. Therefore I don't appreciate being asked "Did you meet any nice hot guys last night?" in a camp voice in front of the pre-dominantly Muslim clientele thanks. And then he proceeded to wonder why I gave him a "wtf" look and questioned me about it, again in front of the customers.

[Iroscato]

A pseudo-Christian sect who believe the second coming occurred in the person of Reverend Sun Myung Moon, a self-made Korean Media Magnate who proclaimed himself and later his second wife Hak Ja Han the messiah after allegedly meeting God in North Korea shortly before the civil war.

They're a rather funny little bunch; they believe the original sin was Eve fucking Satan and an "energy exchange" which takes place during sex tainting all humanity with demonic bad Karma, they also believe Jesus "failed" and he shouldn't have died on the cross. They also don't call God God, but "Heavenly Parents" and believe Moon and Hak Jan represented the ideal couple, despite the fact he was a known manwhore and had been known to grant "salvation" to pretty female believers if they gave him a blowjob and swallowed. I'm not making that up. What they're most famous for though is mass weddings where Moon and now Hak choose peoples spouses and marry them all at once, all of them ideally being from different countries to encourage the production of mixed race children who are seen to embody a united humanity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_s_KuIIwDI

Hak is still alive and arguably more powerful than her husband ever was, she doesn't rear her head very often since her husband damaged the Church's reputation in the western world during the 80's but she inherited almost all of Moons business empire and owns several American media outlets like Washington Post. Several Korean premiers have been members of the Unification Church and Moon and Hak have been known to order their members to campaign politically for their favored candidates in different countries, they actually got in big trouble for this in the US when they ordered their minions at their peak of membership to campaign for and vote for Ronald Regan.

Sorry, sidetrack there   Couldn't resist, I find them fascinating considering their dramatic claims and incredible success story. The Unification Church is essentially the tool Moon used to create a colossal business empire building everything from TV's to guns, and it's still expanding thanks to his believers.

I've heard there was a brownout in Hell when Rev. Moon passed away a few years ago.  Getting enough heat to appropriately roast him was a real challenge for
Satan, and for several days, billions of the damned had to make do with less than infinite torment until the demons were able to stoke the fires sufficiently to meet the demand.

Even Hell has energy problems . . .

Fuck, my ribs! Right that does it. You have gone too far this time. For your punishment...have a rep

[Foxaèr]

I work in a health food store which is quite liberal. I doubt anyone there is particularly religious xD

[drfuzzy]

Oh boy, don't even get me started!!!   I have had a few real loonies.  One fired me because I kept refusing to answer his questions about what I believed.  Another was a youth pastor who referred to her weekends (and some evenings) at her church as "GOD duty".  I simply refuse to engage with them.  And as I said in my introduction - I'm a musician. For ages, I have had to play organ for Catholic churches to pay the bills.  (One of the best ways to create an Atheist - make them listen to 4 sermons every weekend.)  But you're really careful to keep your mouth closed, your head down, and your Facebook posts generic in these situations!  I'm delighted to report that I have found gainful employment, and I see no crosses, Bibles, or devotional artworks in my co-workers cubicles. I think I am finally free - I will even quit the church job in a few months!   

[QuarkDriven]

I worked under a Jewish manager (whose Jewish family owned the store) back in 2013. He was a really cool guy though. To be honest we were always too busy to get into any philosophical discussions about religion, but he didn't seem like the type to force his opinions down on you.

Although one day he got on my nerves. In real life I'm not one of those gays who walks into every situation giving very much Julian Clary Ts, not hiding it, but not putting on a show for you. I actually tend to wait until something gay-themed comes up in conversation to talk about it, or until people ask. Therefore I don't appreciate being asked "Did you meet any nice hot guys last night?" in a camp voice in front of the pre-dominantly Muslim clientele thanks. And then he proceeded to wonder why I gave him a "wtf" look and questioned me about it, again in front of the customers.

Gay, straight, meeting men, meeting women.. there is a time and place for that kind of talk and in front of clients is totally not the time and place for that... smh

[Lemonvariable72]

So does anyone else work for religous people? Not necessarily a religious company but just people who are religious? I work for a plant company. I'm a plant broker, I bring plants into the country, so not a religious company to say the least... BUT my immediate supervisor/boss is a youth pastor and he hires a lot of the kids (part timers) that do bring a religious aspect to this company... one of them keeps a bible on his desk, others have scriptures nicely writte on post its and while none of them try to impose their religion on me or anyone here (that I know of) I just find it inappropriate and someone annoying... I swear one of them was praying for my salvation lol.... One other major thing is the CEO of the company seems to always bring up either heaven or god when ever he has to present/talk about something in meetings or in company wide emails...People just can't seem to keep religion out of shit that has nothing to do with it. smh...

I don't want to bring it up to anyone here cuase there are cases where people have lost their jobs and im not trying to do that... Not that it will definitely happen, but you never know.. could hurt my opportunity to grow with this company or worse, or nothing at all could happen...  despite the nonsense I mentioned above, its not a bad job and it's a job in my field...

Just wondering if anyone else is going through this like I am...

This could actually be alot of fun for you if your like me and enjoy fucking with and antagonising people. What you need to do is use a firm but non hostile approach when they inevitably try to convert you. Give them good solid reasons as to why you don't believe and why you think Christianity is crap. Be firm and stand up for yourself.without remorse but don't get hostile as you have to work with these people.
Here are some ways it will likely end. You lie and pretend your a Christian in which case people will on some level sense your lying and you will be somewhat alienated.
You are honest and take my advice. They will eventually stop bugging you especially after you eventually strike a nerve and get a message thtough. Though they will always keep you at arms length.
Or you are openly hostile. Not recommended ad this will make enemies and get you fired quick

[QuarkDriven]

So does anyone else work for religous people? Not necessarily a religious company but just people who are religious? I work for a plant company. I'm a plant broker, I bring plants into the country, so not a religious company to say the least... BUT my immediate supervisor/boss is a youth pastor and he hires a lot of the kids (part timers) that do bring a religious aspect to this company... one of them keeps a bible on his desk, others have scriptures nicely writte on post its and while none of them try to impose their religion on me or anyone here (that I know of) I just find it inappropriate and someone annoying... I swear one of them was praying for my salvation lol.... One other major thing is the CEO of the company seems to always bring up either heaven or god when ever he has to present/talk about something in meetings or in company wide emails...People just can't seem to keep religion out of shit that has nothing to do with it. smh...

I don't want to bring it up to anyone here cuase there are cases where people have lost their jobs and im not trying to do that... Not that it will definitely happen, but you never know.. could hurt my opportunity to grow with this company or worse, or nothing at all could happen...  despite the nonsense I mentioned above, its not a bad job and it's a job in my field...

Just wondering if anyone else is going through this like I am...

This could actually be alot of fun for you if your like me and enjoy fucking with and antagonising people. What you need to do is use a firm but non hostile approach when they inevitably try to convert you. Give them good solid reasons as to why you don't believe and why you think Christianity is crap. Be firm and stand up for yourself.without remorse but don't get hostile as you have to work with these people.
Here are some ways it will likely end. You lie and pretend your a Christian in which case people will on some level sense your lying and you will be somewhat alienated.
You are honest and take my advice. They will eventually stop bugging you especially after you eventually strike a nerve and get a message thtough. Though they will always keep you at arms length.
Or you are openly hostile. Not recommended ad this will make enemies and get you fired quick

as of yet, no one has tried to convert me but I do think I know how I'll respond if approached with that, and that will be with telling them what I believe, more specifically, don't believe and do it as you said... in a non hostile, non attacking manner...