I recall a witness brother from Yeovil, Somerset, who was never given any "privileges" of service within his local congregation.
His crime? Well, he worked for Westlands in a job that he'd served as an apprentice at since his 16th birthday. Westlands make helicopters, most of them for the military. Most of the skilled jobs in the area were with Westlands, so consequently many of the brothers decided to leave their employ once they became baptised JW's.
Glenn, however, refused to leave, having observed first-hand how his converted work mates suffered financially when they sacrificed their plane-building skills for shop-work or manual labouring elsewhere. So, Glenn was regarded as being immature because he put the financial welfare of his family before the demands of the WTBTS.
Later in my dub career, I too was unable to accept lucrative work with an air-ducting company, because they occasionally accepted contracts from the biggest employer around, Westland Helicopters.
As I continued to seek work, it became apparent to me that many, many jobs were not open to witnesses simply because they were reckoned as being "not fitting for a Christian" to undertake.
Bar work is unfitting. The police force is unfitting. Evening work in general is only for the very immature because it interferes with meeting attendance.
I wonder just how many occupations are actually disapproved of by the JW's?
I wonder if this difficulty in obtaining well paid work is one of the reasons that most JW's seem to live on the poorer side of the fence?
Englishman.