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Re:How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs by caseysoftware on Monday August 24, 2026 @10:29AM (#49420344)
Not sure if it's a pattern but when I interviewed with an EU company recently, they explicitly asked if I was married and if I had kids. They explained it as they had a "European mindset towards weekends and holidays" and they expected me to NOT be online.

I was fine with the mindset but never expected to get those questions in an interview, as it'd be illegal in the States.

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Re:How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs by mrguyorama on Monday August 24, 2026 @01:41PM (#49423322)
It had to be made illegal to ask in the states, because so many employers used that information in an adversarial way.

In places that don't have such a history, there's no reason for it to be taboo.

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Re:How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs by HeyLaughingBoy on Monday August 24, 2026 @04:02PM (#49425117)
To be clear: the question isn't illegal. What is illegal is using it to discriminate against a protected class, so as a result, no interviewer with half a brain will ask those questions.
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