Has anyone been ever asked about their political leanings in an interview? Got this question and was a little taken aback

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I spend so much time working I don’t pay attention to politics

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BCG1, it doesn’t and shouldn’t. Analyst 1 just racially profiled you but felt it was OK because they assumed you were a white male.

It’s a two way street people. Treat others the way you want to be treated.

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Need to decide how likely you are to storm the Capitol and not be able to fix a deck at 3am

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Lol should've replied "depends, how do you guys vote 👀"

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How is that even legal? Why did they want to know? What were they going to do with whatever answer you said?

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Have you completed your harassment training? Political affiliation is a protected class only in a few states.

Red flag red flag red flag

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Probably screening out the MAGA fascists. Good question.

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Red or Blue MAGA?

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Slippery slope, slippery slope.

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Strictly speaking that’s illegal but I will normally try to get a sense of the person. I don’t want MAGA crazies causing tension in the office, nor do I want undercover socialists here just to get their student loans paid off while actually looking at their colleagues and clients with contempt.

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What P1 describes should never be an issue because we should not be mixing politics with work, just like we shouldn’t mix religion with work.

Also, even if I would prefer not to have to interact with MAGAs or Socialists in the work place, incorporating that criteria in to the decision making is a form of discrimination. We can’t selectively decide what we can and cannot discriminate on... people love to “forget” that when it’s convenient

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Depends. Where’s the job? Capitol Hill? If so, perfectly normal.

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Yes, that or a lobbyist lol

That shouldn't be a thing

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Run

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Wow. Too bad you could not record it. I assume you did not.

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Not normal for an interview. Besides, they can look you up in an app like VoteWithMe and see whether you voted Dem or Rep. I can understand people not wanting to work with MAGA crazies, but I wouldn’t ask the person directly. It would make them uncomfortable and could make me vulnerable to litigation.

Shockingly it’s not a specific violation of federal law though it should be. It may be a violation of state law though. Very revealing about the firm though. I personally would avoid on that alone. Which firm asked?

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