a Not the Onion moment for sure:
A California restaurant had an individual impersonate a priest to encourage employees to confess their “sins” against their employer, but the man has no links with the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, a diocese spokesman said.
The U.S. Department of Labor on June 12 said the use of the supposed priest was “among the most shameless” of corrupt actions employers have used against employees. The situation concerns the company Che Garibaldi Inc., which operates two Taqueria Garibaldi restaurants in Sacramento and one in Roseville. The company and its owners and operators have agreed to a federal settlement after allegations of various labor law violations.
I’m in awe of the audacity of this plot, but the weirder part I learned is that a company having employees confess to a priest is considered normal.
I doubt it’s normal so much as taking advantage of mostly immigrant labor’s faith.