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Dealing with Employers Who Perform Credit Checks?
Rick asks: "I recently accepted a Director level position at a small, 40 person, technology company. On my first day, I was provided with all of the standard employment paperwork such as the W2, NDA, healthcare, etc., as well as a document that is to provide my permission for the Company to do a comprehensive background check on me, including a credit history check. I am now in a stalemate position with my employer in regards to this background check document. I have refused to sign on the grounds that my personal credit information is of no business to the company and that they have no basis of need. The company argument (COO level so far, CEO is next) is that the company instituted this policy over a year ago for all existing employees and new hires, and to maintain consistency, every employee must comply. The company also maintains that the information allows them to identify potential problems with candidates or employees, in that people who cannot manage their own finances may not be good employees, or that those with troublesome credit may be more likely to steal from the company. The COO used less direct terms, but ultimately that was the argument. Have Slashdot readers successfully negotiated out of a mandatory employee credit check in the past? What arguments did you use?"
When exactly was your last first post?
Yes, the cleaning ladies really cashed out
on that Enron thing!
Considered harmful.
A smart IT manager would skip the credit check and look at your Slashdot posts instead...
I'd rather whip out my dick than submit to a credit check. I have a very poor credit, but a rather impressive cock.
I heard on the web that this works:
1. Go for as long as you can without using your credit card before the interview.
2. Drink lots of water(1 gal) on the day of the credit check.
3. Never give them the first credit report of the morning.
4. Take B vitamins. An overly-clear credit report may set off some red flags at the lab.
** Golden Seal and Visine are said to improve your chances of passing.
I'm not sure how they expect these to work. I would think the guy that runs the reporting terminal is gonna notice you putting the drops in his eyes, but you might be able to spike his coffee cup with the golden seal
Are you kidding? The only reason I've got good credit / finances is because I steal from the company.
"I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record." - Violent Femmes.
Hmmm, a Director position you say? I say stand your ground and fight the good fight!
By the way, could you please give me the phone number of the human resources office?
Yeah... It'd be great if the original poster, say, just accidentally posted his ex's SSN and DOB here... ;) I've got a lunch break coming up and I'm kinda bored...
Damn the venture capitalists for catching clue! Damn them!
.COMs tanked. There was very little real value there that got lost.
I'm no VC lover, in fact I've never dealt with them. But let's face it, they were only part of the problem.
Every time some jackass decided they were going to remarket distressed merchandise or "upsurp Microsoft" or some other hair-brained idea, 50 jackass programmers who just wanted an excuse to write a {14 tier Java application | 10000 line monolithic Perl or C state machine | your stupid architecture choice here} application would pop out of the woodwork to develop the stupid idea.
No one seemed to stop and say "this is stupid", "why are we doing this?", or even "WTF am I going to do when the scam is up?".
I am SO glad that the #$%^!
BTW - I'm not trolling. I mean it.
Please mod this post only if you think others should/n't read this. I have enough ego^H^H^Hkarma. Thanks!
Oh! I want mandatory IQ tests for congress, with printed pass/fail results.
The ______ Agenda
It's called employment at will, if you want to work there, you follow their rules... even if that means they are logging all of your IMs, emails, and web views... Doing a credit check is nothing new, if you don't want the position due ot this feel free to turn it down, they will have another director within a week or two. In fact, if you do turn this down, feel free to send me information on the job ;-)
I worked for a company up here in Canada, and we had random drug testing. I didn't mind because I don't do drugs, but there was a local worker we all called Geo, and he is the biggest pot head I ever met. He would spend well over 3000 dollars a month on weed, but he was one of the best damn workers we ever had. Well, he was selected to do a random drug test, when we got the results back, the conversation went like this:
Boss: Geo, we got your drug tests back.
Geo: Oh..
Boss: Yeah, you passed.
Geo: No shit!
He almost fell over in shock. When the boss left the room, we all laughed like idiots and congratulated him on the tests.
Check your credit, pay your protection money. Hire your lawyers. It's BigBrother meets Job Programs for the Disgustingly Intrusive. The United Mafia of America has you all well trained to go scurring around worrying about your credit history and sucking up to credit card sheisters.
99% of Slashdot readers are idiots.
Maeryk writes:
"I want to see mandatory drug testing for congress, with printed pass/fail results, personally."
Hope you have a wide browser. And you'd damned well better click on this because I took the time to find it and scan it... =)
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