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Re:New York City will make it mandatory for companies to pos... by infogulch on Thursday January 06, 2022 @09:18PM (#29833927)
What? "Answer this question or I'm not hiring you." (as long as the question is not one of a lawfully prohibited class of questions) is not coercion it's negotiation. By your reasoning if I went into an interview and flat refused to answer any question they would, what, be forced to hire me? This whole conceptualization is broken.
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Re:New York City will make it mandatory for companies to pos... by WalterBright on Thursday January 06, 2022 @09:21PM (#29833947)
Anytime the other party says "or else" it's just a negotiating tactic to see if you're gonna fold.

> be forced to hire me?

Forced? Of course not. They're not holding a gun on you, and you're not holding a gun on them.

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Re:New York City will make it mandatory for companies to pos... by infogulch on Thursday January 06, 2022 @10:08PM (#29834334)
Yes, and that's why your previous comment made no sense...

> you are compelled to answer any question an employer asks

Nobody is "compelling" anyone in this situation.

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