Work Advice: I’m uncomfortable with our CEO invoking Jesus in meetings

Reader: I’m a mid-level executive for a publicly traded company. I’ve been here four years, and I hope to stay until I retire about 10 years from now.

However, I feel increasingly uncomfortable when my CEO, a devout Christian whose family has owned the company since its founding a century ago, begins each meeting or company event with a Christian prayer. These are innocuous prayers that revolve around the health and safety of employees, their families, and our clients. But they always end the same way: “In Christ’s name, amen.” I’m frequently the only one in the room who doesn’t bow my head.