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GranTurismo 04/24/24 6:15:52 PM #1:	credit worthiness before they are hired, or checking how good their credit is? - Results (84 votes) yeah have a problem with it 53.57% (45 votes) 45 do not 15.48% (13 votes) 13 unsure 2.38% (2 votes) 2 depends 28.57% (24 votes) 24 do you? <cite>GranTurismo posted [p:980076059] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote> credit worthiness before they are hired, or checking how good their credit is? - Results (84 votes) yeah have a problem with it 53.57% (45 votes) 45 do not 15.48% (13 votes) 13 unsure 2.38% (2 votes) 2 depends 28.57% (24 votes) 24 Show Voting Form do you?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Prestoff 04/24/24 6:16:31 PM #2:	...what good would that do? --- DI MOLTO! <cite>Prestoff posted [p:980076067] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>...what good would that do? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trumble 04/24/24 6:17:25 PM #3:	If they're handling major amounts of money (like way beyond cashier levels) I can see an argument for it. Otherwise nope. --- We value your input as we strive to continually improve the Trumble community. Thank you for your cooperation. <cite>Trumble posted [p:980076078] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>If they're handling major amounts of money (like way beyond cashier levels) I can see an argument for it. Otherwise nope. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthDemented 04/24/24 6:17:40 PM #4:	Seems unnecessary. They could be getting the job to fix their credit problem. --- Paula Wood. My love, my life. 1980-2021 https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198210788964/#sort=order <cite>DarthDemented posted [p:980076085] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>Seems unnecessary. They could be getting the job to fix their credit problem. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranTurismo 04/24/24 6:20:36 PM #5:	Trumble posted... If they're handling major amounts of money (like way beyond cashier levels) I can see an argument for it. Otherwise nope. yeah i guess. Is this getting more and more rare? like employers doing this? <cite>GranTurismo posted [p:980076120] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>Trumble posted... </cite><quote>If they're handling major amounts of money (like way beyond cashier levels) I can see an argument for it. Otherwise nope.</quote>yeah i guess. Is this getting more and more rare? like employers doing this?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TommyVercetti 04/24/24 6:27:44 PM #6:	GranTurismo posted... yeah i guess. Is this getting more and more rare? like employers doing this? Is it? You guys ever had it happen? <cite>TommyVercetti posted [p:980076212] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>GranTurismo posted... </cite><quote>yeah i guess. Is this getting more and more rare? like employers doing this?</quote>Is it? You guys ever had it happen?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoubleOSnake 04/24/24 6:44:52 PM #7:	Not sure --- "It is what it is"----Drumpf <cite>DoubleOSnake posted [p:980076441] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>Not sure </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
loafy013 04/24/24 7:07:03 PM #8:	DarthDemented posted... Seems unnecessary. They could be getting the job to fix their credit problem. Exactly. Except those millionaire owners who make the rules think being poor and/or having a low credit score means you're a thief. --- The ball is round, the game lasts 90 minutes. That's fact. Everything else, is theory. <cite>loafy013 posted [p:980076748] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>DarthDemented posted... </cite><quote>Seems unnecessary. They could be getting the job to fix their credit problem.</quote>Exactly. Except those millionaire owners who make the rules think being poor and/or having a low credit score means you're a thief. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Arcanine2009 04/24/24 7:18:52 PM #9:	Trumble posted... If they're handling major amounts of money (like way beyond cashier levels) I can see an argument for it. Otherwise nope. --- Less is more. Everything you want, isn't everything you need. <cite>Arcanine2009 posted [p:980076916] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>Trumble posted... </cite><quote>If they're handling major amounts of money (like way beyond cashier levels) I can see an argument for it. Otherwise nope.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScionTC_07 04/24/24 7:20:43 PM #10:	Trumble posted... If they're handling major amounts of money (like way beyond cashier levels) I can see an argument for it. Otherwise nope. this --- Reppin Daly City 650 breeeeh! Not changing this sig till I get a ghetto Asian gf (5-25-13) <cite>ScionTC_07 posted [p:980076942] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>Trumble posted... </cite><quote>If they're handling major amounts of money (like way beyond cashier levels) I can see an argument for it. Otherwise nope.</quote>this </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Phoro 04/24/24 7:23:39 PM #11:	loafy013 posted... Exactly. Except those millionaire owners who make the rules think being poor and/or having a low credit score means you're a thief. I mean they (the "job creators") rob and steal, so they just assume everyone else does too. --- *It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.* - George Carlin <cite>Phoro posted [p:980076980] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>loafy013 posted... </cite><quote>Exactly. Except those millionaire owners who make the rules think being poor and/or having a low credit score means you're a thief.</quote>I mean they (the "job creators") rob and steal, so they just assume everyone else does too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_____Cait 04/24/24 7:24:32 PM #12:	What about all the people with bad credit due to student loans? --- ORAS secret base: http://imgur.com/V9nAVrd 3DS friend code: 0173-1465-1236 <cite>_____Cait posted [p:980076988] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>What about all the people with bad credit due to student loans? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R_Jackal 04/24/24 7:25:24 PM #13:	Depends on the job. Law enforcement it could be a potential red flag for example. <cite>R_Jackal posted [p:980077000] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>Depends on the job. Law enforcement it could be a potential red flag for example.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranTurismo 04/24/24 7:39:43 PM #14:	R_Jackal posted... Depends on the job. Law enforcement it could be a potential red flag for example. How so? <cite>GranTurismo posted [p:980077241] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>R_Jackal posted... </cite><quote>Depends on the job. Law enforcement it could be a potential red flag for example.</quote>How so?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WarfireX 04/24/24 7:41:18 PM #15:	No problem whatsoever. It only benefits me. --- I've got the Oscar fever! Hope you've got it too! Pour me some bubbly now it's all you gotta do! <cite>WarfireX posted [p:980077276] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>No problem whatsoever. It only benefits me. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pretzelcoatl 04/24/24 7:43:56 PM #16:	Depends. I don't think it's reasonable unless they are involved in finances in some way (payroll->banker->accountant etc.), and there's absolutely no way every job needs it. You don't need to credit check your cashiers or your manufacturing plant workers. <cite>pretzelcoatl posted [p:980077320] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>Depends. I don't think it's reasonable unless they are involved in finances in some way (payroll->banker->accountant etc.), and there's absolutely no way every job needs it. You don't need to credit check your cashiers or your manufacturing plant workers.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pretzelcoatl 04/24/24 7:44:31 PM #17:	GranTurismo posted... How so? Someone with poor finances is probably more likely to take a bribe of some sort. <cite>pretzelcoatl posted [p:980077330] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>GranTurismo posted... </cite><quote>How so?</quote>Someone with poor finances is probably more likely to take a bribe of some sort.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kinetika_ 04/24/24 7:45:28 PM #18:	GranTurismo posted... How so? What do you mean how so? Bribes, etc.. lol <cite>kinetika_ posted [p:980077345] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>GranTurismo posted... </cite><quote>How so?</quote>What do you mean how so? Bribes, etc.. lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
loafy013 04/24/24 7:48:06 PM #19:	pretzelcoatl posted... Someone with poor finances is probably more likely to take a bribe of some sort. We get it. Poor people aren't willing to better themselves honestly and are just looking for a quick fix. --- The ball is round, the game lasts 90 minutes. That's fact. Everything else, is theory. <cite>loafy013 posted [p:980077385] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>pretzelcoatl posted... </cite><quote>Someone with poor finances is probably more likely to take a bribe of some sort.</quote>We get it. Poor people aren't willing to better themselves honestly and are just looking for a quick fix. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 04/24/24 7:52:59 PM #20:	_____Cait posted... What about all the people with bad credit due to student loans? They dont affect your credit score in most countries. Its not so much that Id object somebody doing it to me as I just dont see what the point of it is. It doesnt tell you anything useful. <cite>Glob posted [p:980077462] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>_____Cait posted... </cite><quote>What about all the people with bad credit due to student loans?</quote>They dont affect your credit score in most countries.Its not so much that Id object somebody doing it to me as I just dont see what the point of it is. It doesnt tell you anything useful.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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GranTurismo 04/24/24 8:36:25 PM #21:	Glob posted... They dont affect your credit score in most countries. Its not so much that Id object somebody doing it to me as I just dont see what the point of it is. It doesnt tell you anything useful. Yeah anything useful. Have any of you guys had the credit check for a job? <cite>GranTurismo posted [p:980078239] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>Glob posted... </cite><quote>They dont affect your credit score in most countries.Its not so much that Id object somebody doing it to me as I just dont see what the point of it is. It doesnt tell you anything useful.</quote>Yeah anything useful. Have any of you guys had the credit check for a job?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
modena 04/24/24 8:53:01 PM #22:	I've had two credit checks for two separate security clearances. Also I knew a guy that couldn't enlist because of just his credit. --- I'm surrounded <cite>modena posted [p:980078533] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>I've had two credit checks for two separate security clearances. Also I knew a guy that couldn't enlist because of just his credit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 04/24/24 8:57:56 PM #23:	GranTurismo posted... Yeah anything useful. Have any of you guys had the credit check for a job? Ive had it several times. I also have to get regular police checks, drug tests, physicals and stuff. Its annoying but the salary makes it worth it. <cite>Glob posted [p:980078616] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>GranTurismo posted... </cite><quote>Yeah anything useful. Have any of you guys had the credit check for a job?</quote>Ive had it several times. I also have to get regular police checks, drug tests, physicals and stuff.Its annoying but the salary makes it worth it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 04/24/24 8:58:50 PM #24:	It should be illegal to do so. However on a similar note, I dont disagree with checking criminal history and making a decision based on that <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:980078633] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>It should be illegal to do so. However on a similar note, I dont disagree with checking criminal history and making a decision based on that </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R_Jackal 04/24/24 9:54:39 PM #25:	loafy013 posted... We get it. Poor people aren't willing to better themselves honestly and are just looking for a quick fix. It's not that, but when you're low enough and someone offers a magical cure to your problems, sometimes it's hard to see downsides that are pretty obvious in retrospect. Talking from experience. <cite>R_Jackal posted [p:980079514] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>loafy013 posted... </cite><quote>We get it. Poor people aren't willing to better themselves honestly and are just looking for a quick fix.</quote>It's not that, but when you're low enough and someone offers a magical cure to your problems, sometimes it's hard to see downsides that are pretty obvious in retrospect. Talking from experience.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranTurismo 04/24/24 10:18:58 PM #26:	modena posted... I've had two credit checks for two separate security clearances. Also I knew a guy that couldn't enlist because of just his credit. he couldn't enlist in the army because of it? <cite>GranTurismo posted [p:980079867] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>modena posted... </cite><quote>I've had two credit checks for two separate security clearances. Also I knew a guy that couldn't enlist because of just his credit.</quote>he couldn't enlist in the army because of it?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GGuirao13 04/25/24 2:10:07 AM #28:	I don't see why it's relevant. --- Donald J. Trump--proof against government intelligence. <cite>GGuirao13 posted [p:980082067] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>I don't see why it's relevant. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sufferedphoenix 04/25/24 2:13:23 AM #29:	Prestoff posted... ...what good would that do? There are some jobs where them taking bribes stealing or doing illegal activities in the side could be a proble.problem.. Security is the onlybline of work I've personally known to do it. Guess cause something like hey man 100 bucks and ya never saw me Allright? Where ad oddly the prison doesn't and what they get paid to be dirty is much higher. Like I was offered 1700 a month steady and that woulda been on top of what I was getting paid legally by thr state. If I didn't have intercity my bank account would likely still be loaded even though I went 2 months without work --- I put my heart and soul into my work and I fear I have lost my mind in the process <cite>Sufferedphoenix posted [p:980082088] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>Prestoff posted... </cite><quote>...what good would that do?</quote>There are some jobs where them taking bribes stealing or doing illegal activities in the side could be a proble.problem.. Security is the onlybline of work I've personally known to do it. Guess cause something like hey man 100 bucks and ya never saw me Allright? Where ad oddly the prison doesn't and what they get paid to be dirty is much higher. Like I was offered 1700 a month steady and that woulda been on top of what I was getting paid legally by thr state. If I didn't have intercity my bank account would likely still be loaded even though I went 2 months without work </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sufferedphoenix 04/25/24 2:18:11 AM #30:	Rika_Furude posted... It should be illegal to do so. However on a similar note, I dont disagree with checking criminal history and making a decision based on that I think it should be only a thing if the crime in question is recent or a long history of it AND the crime in question could be problematic for the job. Like larceny or embezzlement yeah don't put them in control of money. --- I put my heart and soul into my work and I fear I have lost my mind in the process <cite>Sufferedphoenix posted [p:980082127] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>Rika_Furude posted... </cite><quote>It should be illegal to do so. However on a similar note, I dont disagree with checking criminal history and making a decision based on that</quote>I think it should be only a thing if the crime in question is recent or a long history of it AND the crime in question could be problematic for the job. Like larceny or embezzlement yeah don't put them in control of money. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranTurismo 04/25/24 8:22:01 AM #31:	Sufferedphoenix posted... I think it should be only a thing if the crime in question is recent or a long history of it AND the crime in question could be problematic for the job. Like larceny or embezzlement yeah don't put them in control of money. You work in a prison right? They checked credit for you? <cite>GranTurismo posted [p:980084166] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>Sufferedphoenix posted... </cite><quote>I think it should be only a thing if the crime in question is recent or a long history of it AND the crime in question could be problematic for the job. Like larceny or embezzlement yeah don't put them in control of money.</quote>You work in a prison right? They checked credit for you?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
modena 04/25/24 8:52:47 AM #32:	GranTurismo posted... he couldn't enlist in the army because of it? Yep --- I'm surrounded <cite>modena posted [p:980084454] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>GranTurismo posted... </cite><quote>he couldn't enlist in the army because of it?</quote>Yep </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LeoRavus 04/25/24 8:56:48 AM #33:	Rika_Furude posted... It should be illegal to do so. However on a similar note, I dont disagree with checking criminal history and making a decision based on that Credit history is kind of personal and there can be a lot of reasons why people have bad credit. But you have to give the employer consent before they can check it, so that would remove any illegality. --- This is where cool people write stuff. <cite>LeoRavus posted [p:980084497] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>Rika_Furude posted... </cite><quote>It should be illegal to do so. However on a similar note, I dont disagree with checking criminal history and making a decision based on that</quote>Credit history is kind of personal and there can be a lot of reasons why people have bad credit. But you have to give the employer consent before they can check it, so that would remove any illegality. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranTurismo 04/25/24 8:58:42 AM #34:	modena posted... Yep they do check for the army? never heard <cite>GranTurismo posted [p:980084513] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>modena posted... </cite><quote>Yep</quote>they do check for the army? never heard</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightningThief 04/25/24 8:59:47 AM #35:	Depends on the job on a case by case basis. <cite>LightningThief posted [p:980084526] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>Depends on the job on a case by case basis.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sufferedphoenix 04/25/24 9:18:35 AM #36:	GranTurismo posted... You work in a prison right? They checked credit for you? No they didn't but I know my mom has had to do it for security jobs. I'm sure the prison would these days if it wasn't hard enough getting/keeping staff as it is. Also used to work at a prison juvenile detention center now. --- I put my heart and soul into my work and I fear I have lost my mind in the process <cite>Sufferedphoenix posted [p:980084733] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>GranTurismo posted... </cite><quote>You work in a prison right? They checked credit for you?</quote>No they didn't but I know my mom has had to do it for security jobs. I'm sure the prison would these days if it wasn't hard enough getting/keeping staff as it is. Also used to work at a prison juvenile detention center now. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GranTurismo 04/25/24 9:23:07 AM #37:	Sufferedphoenix posted... No they didn't but I know my mom has had to do it for security jobs. I'm sure the prison would these days if it wasn't hard enough getting/keeping staff as it is. Also used to work at a prison juvenile detention center now. Security jobs? Like as a security guard? <cite>GranTurismo posted [p:980084809] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>Sufferedphoenix posted... </cite><quote>No they didn't but I know my mom has had to do it for security jobs. I'm sure the prison would these days if it wasn't hard enough getting/keeping staff as it is. Also used to work at a prison juvenile detention center now.</quote>Security jobs? Like as a security guard?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sufferedphoenix 04/25/24 9:27:16 AM #38:	GranTurismo posted... Security jobs? Like as a security guard? Yeah. My mom worked like federal government and corporate head quarters level stuff she wasn't doing mall cop shit. Like someone here mentioned security clearance she had to have one for several of her jobs because she worked on government facilities with confidential information --- I put my heart and soul into my work and I fear I have lost my mind in the process <cite>Sufferedphoenix posted [p:980084862] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>GranTurismo posted... </cite><quote>Security jobs? Like as a security guard?</quote>Yeah. My mom worked like federal government and corporate head quarters level stuff she wasn't doing mall cop shit. Like someone here mentioned security clearance she had to have one for several of her jobs because she worked on government facilities with confidential information </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheOtherMike 04/25/24 9:29:13 AM #39:	As someone with excellent credit who's had terrible credit in the past, it's bullshit. --- Only two things can end a Republican's career - a dead girl or a live boy. <cite>TheOtherMike posted [p:980084888] in Do you hav... [t:80754777]...</cite> <quote>As someone with excellent credit who's had terrible credit in the past, it's bullshit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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