As much as I believe we should have our information kept private, some people who deal with other people's info and could potentially create havoc for a lot of people, etc., they have to be checked. It sucks, I don't like it, but I would like it even less if someone got in to the job and then screwed up my credit or something. I am a victim of ID theft and it was actually my own father that was doing it. I didn't even know until they mailed an unpaid bill to my address instead of his. I am still cleaning up that mess from over 8 years ago. Most of the creditors didn't even believe me. Try telling someone your dad is using your SS number and we have the same name but I knew nothing. Truth is I didn't. We weren't speaking, I was in college headed to grad school and bam I got hit with this. Plus on top of his stuff. I actually had a mortgage that would have been approved when I was 2 years old. I had a Sears card at 5. These were things I know he didn't do because we rented when I was 2 so we didn't have a mortgage plus it was from like Illinois. But back to the subject, if you want a job with enormour access to people's lives that you could ruin with the push of a button then you need to be checked. If you don't like it take another job. I know for most jobs now they check your credit, background, all kinds of stuff. I work as a senior chemist and they did no check at all(whew:-]) but they have the job you want and you have to jump through their hoops to get it. It does suck though that a credit screwup or a crime from when you were a dumb 18yr. old or whatever can stop you because neither will most likely effect your performance but they made the rules. They have all the money so we do what they say.
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As much as I believe we should have our information kept private, some people who deal with other people's info and could potentially create havoc for a lot of people, etc., they have to be checked. It sucks, I don't like it, but I would like it even less if someone got in to the job and then screwed up my credit or something. I am a victim of ID theft and it was actually my own father that was doing it. I didn't even know until they mailed an unpaid bill to my address instead of his. I am still cleaning up that mess from over 8 years ago. Most of the creditors didn't even believe me. Try telling someone your dad is using your SS number and we have the same name but I knew nothing. Truth is I didn't. We weren't speaking, I was in college headed to grad school and bam I got hit with this. Plus on top of his stuff. I actually had a mortgage that would have been approved when I was 2 years old. I had a Sears card at 5. These were things I know he didn't do because we rented when I was 2 so we didn't have a mortgage plus it was from like Illinois. But back to the subject, if you want a job with enormour access to people's lives that you could ruin with the push of a button then you need to be checked. If you don't like it take another job. I know for most jobs now they check your credit, background, all kinds of stuff. I work as a senior chemist and they did no check at all(whew:-]) but they have the job you want and you have to jump through their hoops to get it. It does suck though that a credit screwup or a crime from when you were a dumb 18yr. old or whatever can stop you because neither will most likely effect your performance but they made the rules. They have all the money so we do what they say. Misfits138nj