This position may be subject to ****** Political Contribution Policy. An offer of employment may be contingent upon disclosing to ****** the details of certain political contributions. ****** may decline to extend an offer or terminate employment for this role if it determines political contributions made could have an adverse impact on ****** current or future business interests, misrepresentations were made, or for failure to fully disclose applicable political contributions and or fundraising activities.
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J. Kevin Robbins wrote:I've never noticed anything like this before. Is this becoming the norm? How can they legally use your political contributions to determine employment eligibility?
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Tim Holloway wrote:
The wording of that ad is especially troublesome, since it doesn't mention legal entailments, just the right to refuse/terminate you if they decide your "political speech" isn't aligned with their business interests. Smells of corruption.
"The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do." -- Ted Nelson
J. Kevin Robbins wrote:
Which is why I find it disturbing. My employer doesn't need to know about my political affiliations. I don't think I could work for a company with this policy. I browse a lot of job sites, and this is the first time I've seen something like this.
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Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:This is the reason I am opposed to the idea of a paper "receipt" for your vote. Because your employer could demand you show it.
Tim Moores wrote:
Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:This is the reason I am opposed to the idea of a paper "receipt" for your vote. Because your employer could demand you show it.
There are clever, if maybe impractical as presented, ways around this that produce a verifiable paper trail that can not be used to prove who you voted for: ThreeBallot
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Tim Moores wrote:This takes it a problematic step further, though, as contributions to some political organization would likely be indicative of voting behavior - which is supposed to be secret.
That's my roommate. He's kinda weird, but he always pays his half of the rent. And he gave me this tiny ad:
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