Wife’s company sent out a mandatory employee survey. One question asked if they live with with any coworkers. Only choices are yes and no. Is that an appropriate question? And is it even legal to ask that?

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Are they launching a carpool service or what? 😆

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They already have this info in HR, it’s how you get your W4 and benefits. They don’t need a survey. If they can’t analyze their own data they’ve got bigger problems.

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Yeah…. Fire the Excel guy… Unless their business is picking up day laborers in the Home Depot parkinglot at 4:30 every morning I imagine a mere SORT of the address column would solve this fairly adequately!…🤣… however!… not actually funny as I’m actively trying to get as many anecdotes as possible on this very subject in hopes to negate it in the future so reach out if you have any other!

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Definitely none of their business. I just wouldn’t fill out the survey. Mandatory is a subjective term sometimes

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Sounds like a case of HR gone wild.

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Don’t do it they are setting her up it’s not anonymous trust me

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Definitely agree, never anon

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Mandatory surveys are usually anonymous. I just wouldn’t do it.

I don’t know if it’s legal, but if two co-workers were roommates, why is that anyone’s business?

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They can ask, you don’t have to answer. Make them follow up and ask why they want to know. They won’t follow up.

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Might be mandatory to do. Isn’t mandatory to answer truthfully.

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Or completely. Skip that question

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This came up before for me and it ended up being that they don’t want people in the same household working together on the same team. Kinda’ like if you work with a family member, and them wanting to have them managed by different people.

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It might not feel like it if you are three new associates living and working on separate projects. But I guarantee the minute there is an age or level difference and all of a sudden you’re living with the senior directly on your team… Yeah you might wanna separate house and work

Asking about coworkers living with you is not protected generally. Asking about familial status is protected federally.

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It’s best to just keep HR left on read. They can’t hurt you if they can’t talk to you.

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Sounds like a case of wtf that wasn't run by HR

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Maybe they’re asking because of like roommate situations? Either way I don’t know why that would be any of their business but not sure about the legality

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It’s never anonymous and so weird for them to ask that!!

Why does a company need to know?

It could be for health insurance/benefits reasons but regardless, it is creepy.

Truthfully none of their business. Surprised their law department didn’t vet that.

Yeah this is so random! I wouldn’t answer and anon is never anon

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