To further open this can of worms.... Has anyone wondered if you're even allowed to ask questions like this?
In some jurisdictions, you can get into hot water by asking about "inconsequential" personal information - ie: marriage status, kids, etc. By asking about the candidate's home network, you generally get into things like "how do you control your kids' access" and "does the wife/girlfriend/significant other like your setup" and other related questions. It could be construed by a lawy^H^H^H^H^H^Hsomeone that you're just trying to ask in an indirect method what their personal status is. That leads into the case that you might not have hired them because they might take extra days off for family emergencies or not work "overtime" during busy periods. (Not that it's called overtime, but basically the unwritten expectation of spending more than 40 hours/week). Do people vet these kinds of questions with their HR departments before asking them? R. (I got a shiny new can opener this weekend) -- _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
