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> I don't use drugs or have a history of metal disorders. Very happy for you, but if you did, you might have learned by now that people (and employers) can tre

> I don't use drugs or have a history of metal disorders. Very happy for you, but if you did, you might have learned by now that people (and employers) can treat you very differently after they find out you're an addict or have a mental disorder, and it's best not to telegraph that information to everyone except close friends you can trust.

rvnx 5y ago
Don't they ask in the US when you apply for a job if you have any significant disability / disease ? I remember seeing that in many of the job application forms (which I find strange actually).
- rsfern 5y ago
  I don’t think they are allowed to ask those questions. They certainly aren’t allowed to discriminate in hiring or employment based on disabilities https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/your-employment-rights-individual-disability https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/your-employment-rights-in...
  - geoduck14 5y ago
    >I don’t think they are allowed to ask those questions They are DEFINITELY not allowed to ask.
    - rvnx 5y ago
      for example, from a startup interview process: Calico, subsidiary of Alphabet: https://www.calicolabs.com/careers?gh_jid=5785761002 https://www.calicolabs.com/careers?gh_jid=5785761002 > "We are required to measure our progress toward having at least 7% of our workforce be individuals with disabilities. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had a disability. Because a person may become disabled at any time, we ask all of our employees to update their information at least every five years. Identifying yourself as an individual with a disability is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so."
      - throwawaygh 5y ago
        That wording is literally from a US Department of Labor form: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/regs/compliance/sec503/Self_ID_Forms/503Self-IDForm.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/regs/compliance... Just stop. This is embarrassing.

rvnx 5y ago

Don't they ask in the US when you apply for a job if you have any significant disability / disease ? I remember seeing that in many of the job application forms (which I find strange actually).

rsfern 5y ago
I don’t think they are allowed to ask those questions. They certainly aren’t allowed to discriminate in hiring or employment based on disabilities https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/your-employment-rights-individual-disability https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/your-employment-rights-in...
- geoduck14 5y ago
  >I don’t think they are allowed to ask those questions They are DEFINITELY not allowed to ask.
  - rvnx 5y ago
    for example, from a startup interview process: Calico, subsidiary of Alphabet: https://www.calicolabs.com/careers?gh_jid=5785761002 https://www.calicolabs.com/careers?gh_jid=5785761002 > "We are required to measure our progress toward having at least 7% of our workforce be individuals with disabilities. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had a disability. Because a person may become disabled at any time, we ask all of our employees to update their information at least every five years. Identifying yourself as an individual with a disability is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so."
    - throwawaygh 5y ago
      That wording is literally from a US Department of Labor form: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/regs/compliance/sec503/Self_ID_Forms/503Self-IDForm.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/regs/compliance... Just stop. This is embarrassing.