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Is it a career advantage to be a Protestant?

Arran Cameron
I was discussing things online with an American engineer who mentioned that engineers in the US tend not to be particularly religious but it's an advantage to be a Protestant if you want to rise to a senior position or go into management. A general trend exists that in lower to middle ranking positions in industry religion is immaterial but above middle positions there is a correlation between seniority and Protestant commitment. That doesn't mean that chief engineers or corporate bosses are holier than thou or even attend church regularly, or more regularly than junior engineers, but they possess a strong knowledge of the Bible and the tenets of Protestantism. They are also admirers of John Calvin and his ideals.


Does a similar phenomenon exist in Britain?
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    I have heard about a case of an engineer from Northern Ireland who was a Catholic but later changed to a Protestant. The secondary school he attended was mixed but when it came to choosing O Levels the science subjects and maths were dominated by Protestant students whilst Catholics gravitated to arts and humanities. At this point his social set at school was more Protestant than Catholic despite his family being Catholic and living in a Catholic dominated street. By the time he was studying A Levels he was the one and only Catholic taking physics. It was about this point in time when he decided that he was really a Protestant and not a Catholic.


    It was also notable that Catholics were more likely to be unemployed or in dead end jobs than Protestants were. They always blamed the Protestants for discrimination but wouldn't admit that poor grades or taking crummy subjects had a lot to answer for.
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    I have heard about a case of an engineer from Northern Ireland who was a Catholic but later changed to a Protestant. The secondary school he attended was mixed but when it came to choosing O Levels the science subjects and maths were dominated by Protestant students whilst Catholics gravitated to arts and humanities. At this point his social set at school was more Protestant than Catholic despite his family being Catholic and living in a Catholic dominated street. By the time he was studying A Levels he was the one and only Catholic taking physics. It was about this point in time when he decided that he was really a Protestant and not a Catholic.


    It was also notable that Catholics were more likely to be unemployed or in dead end jobs than Protestants were. They always blamed the Protestants for discrimination but wouldn't admit that poor grades or taking crummy subjects had a lot to answer for.
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