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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-12-09 02:33 PM
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What's good/bad credit got to do with person as an employee?
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Unless they are going to be handling money.

A relative sent me the following email:



"I just did a search on the (Local)Newspaper, and several jobs said "must have good credit" ------what is that about? What business is it for your employer if you have good credit or not? "
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  -What's good/bad credit got to do with person as an employee? raccoon  Mar-12-09 02:33 PM   #0 
  - If you are working around a lot of money you might be a risk.  Hello_Kitty   Mar-12-09 02:36 PM   #1 
  - You have to love the business world of money. Now the banksters  midnight   Mar-12-09 02:37 PM   #2 
  - Just another way for corporate america telling you, you better  movonne   Mar-12-09 02:38 PM   #3 
  - It implies that you are a person of good moral standing..  Belial   Mar-12-09 02:38 PM   #4 
  - I think it is common practice for employers to do a credit check  MindPilot   Mar-12-09 02:39 PM   #5 
  - Never mind if you were laid off or had mucho medical expenses...  raccoon   Mar-12-09 02:43 PM   #7 
  - No, there isn't.  Bake   Mar-12-09 02:43 PM   #8 
  - Of course there are exceptions, and I'm not even sure I disagree with you  MindPilot   Mar-12-09 02:54 PM   #12 
     - Particularly now a days as credit card companies are canceling the cards of people with good credit.  Uncle Joe   Mar-12-09 03:52 PM   #16 
  - boy is that a misconception and a real slippery slope.  Joe Fields   Mar-12-09 03:55 PM   #19 
  - Part has to do with responsibility. I suspect the rest has to do with  napi21   Mar-12-09 02:41 PM   #6 
  - What a stupid policy! And of course all married persons have excellent moral judgement? :wft: nt  raccoon   Mar-12-09 02:44 PM   #9 
  - The employer...  Davis_X_Machina   Mar-12-09 02:45 PM   #10 
  - It's just one more way that the owners of this country can fuck with us  tjwash   Mar-12-09 02:46 PM   #11 
  - Nowadays? It's probably a way to cut down on the number of applications.  eyesroll   Mar-12-09 03:41 PM   #13 
  - i guess that would depend on the jobs that the ads were for.  dysfunctional press   Mar-12-09 03:43 PM   #14 
  - If it truly mattered, a lot of CEO's.....  ProudToBeBlueInRhody   Mar-12-09 03:43 PM   #15 
  - So if you've been out of work due to the bad economy...  ljm2002   Mar-12-09 03:53 PM   #17 
  - A friend is having her job threatened because she had bad credit in the past.  devilgrrl   Mar-12-09 03:54 PM   #18 
  - It creates a fascist class system.  BuyingThyme   Mar-12-09 03:57 PM   #20 
 

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