I’m not sure how I got here but I can tell you one thing – the job is a “f” feast.”
That’s how I’m starting to feel about my job at the bank. I’ve been a loan officer for the past three years and things have been going really well. I love helping people get the financing they need for their homes, businesses, and investments.
But what I’ve been seeing in the past few months has been downright disturbing. It’s like an infidelity party. People come in to work help people get their loans, and then go off to have affairs with colleagues.
It’s really odd. Most of the people who come in to work are married or in some sort of committed relationship and yet they’re having affairs.
Expectations and reality
When I was hired by one of the biggest banks in the country, I was expecting to work in a professional environment that would help me build a successful career.
The Bank was notorious for having a culture of high-risk, high-reward behavior. This meant that employees were encouraged to take risks and be creative, but this also meant that they were given a lot of freedom with their work. As a result, it wasn’t uncommon to see people taking advantage of this freedom and engaging in activities that would be considered unethical in any other workplace.
I started to see people drinking alcohol during work hours. This was something that was explicitly forbidden in the employee handbook but it was something that was commonly done and accepted by many of my colleagues. Even though it was considered to be unprofessional, it was normalized by the culture of the Bank.
Another thing I noticed was that there was a lot of flirting and S advances by co-workers. I remember one time when a colleague of mine, who was a senior executive, was making inappropriate comments to a female employee. This was completely inappropriate, but it was accepted as normal behavior by the Bank.
The worst part was when I started to realize that many of the executives and senior managers were engaging in extramarital affairs with their colleagues. This was something that was kept very hush-hush, but it was very apparent that it was happening. This was something that was completely unacceptable and it was a huge red flag that something was wrong with the culture of the Bank.
I eventually decided that I had had enough and decided to leave the Bank. I was disgusted with the environment and the culture that had been allowed to develop. The Bank was a literal F-feast – a party of infidelity and debauchery. I knew that if I stayed there any longer, I would be contributing to the problem.
I have since moved on to a new job and I am much happier in my current role. I now understand the importance of creating a professional environment that is free from such inappropriate and unethical behavior. I am grateful that I was able to get out of the Bank before I became too deeply involved in the culture of infidelity and debauchery that had developed there.