On Sep 19, 2006, at 11:35 AM, Peter wrote: > --- shempmcgurk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> >>> After my period as a State Coordinator, >>> I was asked to take over Barney Potratz's job >>> at National while he was away on his sidhis >>> course. So for a few months I was asked to lie >>> to employees there at National on pretty much >>> a weekly basis, and to potential employees (the >>> people I was interviewing) on pretty much a >>> daily basis. Most of the lies had to do with >>> the mythical "course credit." >>> >>> When each of these existing employees had signed >>> on, they had been told in explicit terms how much >>> credit they would be "earning" each month towards >>> ATR or TTC or their Sidhis course. Each of the >>> new employees I was interviewing was told the >>> same thing. >>> >>> But about the time I arrived, the "higher ups" >>> (meaning, in this case, probably "International >>> Staff" decided that they couldn't afford this any >>> more, and thus had no intention of ever giving >>> *any* of these people eve a penny towards any >>> course. I was forbidden to tell them this. >>> >>> The way it worked was that when an employee >>> applied to take the course they had been working >>> towards, they were taken into an office and told >>> that they had received no credit, and that this >>> was a new policy that was a surprise to the person >>> telling them this. (I never had to be the person >>> who did this; I wouldn't have been able to pull it >>> off.) If the employee spoke up about being ripped >>> off, they were fired on the spot. >>> >>> After a couple of months of this, I quit and went >>> to my own course, which fortunately I had enough >>> money to pay for myself, and which even more >>> fortunately turned out to be my last with the >>> TM movement ever. >>> >>> This is just one example of how we were told to >>> lie to people. There are many others. If the TM >>> teachers here are honest, I'm sure they will come >>> up with a few examples of their own... >>> >> >> >> I honestly can't and have no clue what you're >> talking about...and, >> hey, I've got ALOT of complaints about the TMO and >> MMY but your >> litany is foreign to me. > > If you worked on National or International staff this > type of behavior was quite common. We posted alot > about it several years ago.
I've heard about this"policy" numerous times. What I don't understand is why nobody ever threatened to sue the SOBs. That's deception, pure and simple. Sal To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
