An ex-JPMorgan VP in Singapore really needs your help
In financial services, mental health conditions are often brushed over. It’s easy to say that a first-year analyst doesn’t have what it takes to be in in the industry. But what about someone with 15 years of experience?
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Take Jonathan (pseudonym). Jonathan has 15 years of experience in financial services, including more than five years in JPMorgan's equities market intelligence team and more than three years as de facto CIO of a family office. But he is also depressed, and his depression is cascading out of control.
Jonathan needs your help. He has a young child, less than two years old, and he does not want his child to grow up without a father. He wants his child to grow up loved and supported and shown what a good role model is.
Jonathan is in Singapore. He cannot leave Singapore, for personal reasons – namely, his wife is tied to the city in a non-negotiable capacity, and therefore his son is, too. Being apart from his son would add to the pressure on Jonathan’s mental health.
With a proven track record of competence, hard work, and achievement, Jonathan is looking for a new job. For immigration-related reasons, he cannot work in a blue-collar role, in a volunteering capacity, or start his own business. Aside from those requirements, he does not care about title or compensation. As long as it is enough to sustain his family, Jonathan will work!
Recruiters have advised him to hide his mental health struggles, and to lie to prospective employers about why he has taken time out of the job market. Jonathan does not believe that it is acceptable to deceive others to get a job. An employer deserves to know who they are hiring, and this is who he is.
If you can help this person, or know somebody who can, then please reach out to us below and provide your email address. We will pass all relevant contacts on privately.
If you're in Singapore and need someone to talk to, the Samaritans of Singapore operate a 24-hour hotline which is toll-free and confidential. It can be reached locally at 1767.
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