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This happens a lot: I apply for a job and they ask for my complete address. Why? I would understand if they just want to know what city/town I'm in: That has bearing on how easily I can get to the office.

But why do they need to know my street address?

The only thing I can think: Indeed/LinkedIn/take-your-pick is building a profile of me based on this info, using my street as a proxy for my income, credit score, or, ultimately, for my social class.

From now on, when they ask me, I'm just going to put a rich person's address. For this one I used a Brooklyn townhouse where Maggie Gyllenhaal and one of the Saarsgaards lives.

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[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Some ask for your social security number, and j always nope right out.

I'll give it to you after I sign the contact.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

I would assume they want the SS# to verify employment history, however IME nobody has ever actually checked my past history or at least didn't call me out on my lies.

[–] d00phy@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Work history is what references are for. They do not need your SSN until they start withholding SS benefits for you. I think I used to include my address on ye olde papier résumés I would send out, so not sure how much I’d want to die on that particular hill.

[–] thatsux0rz@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

The onboarding process for my business you complete the E-Verify I-9 form, then come in with Passport/SS/ID card and verify then. Asking for SS numbers or address through a form like this is unnecessary and not safe.

[–] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

I recently started a part time job, less than 15 hrs /wk, $15/hr. I had to get a background check, drug test, and they called my university to verify my degree (which i only know about because I have a friend who works in the office there.)

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

One company I worked for really sat down and did it I know because one of my ex-employers had folded and they called me about how they couldn't reach them.