Re:A Wretched Google Interview Experience
by throwaway86 on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @05:26PM
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No, there isn't. Convicts are one of the last remaining class of people not protected by law. Every time any effort begins to make convicted folks a protected class, it makes politicians appear weak on crime and is quickly silenced.
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Re:A Wretched Google Interview Experience
by sounds on Wednesday August 21, 2013 @02:46AM
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For people who live outside the US, you may want to consider that "convicts" include random drug testing (medical marijuana, poppy seeds testing positive for opium, alcohol/diabetes issues, HIV) – and of course, sexual preference.
Yes, there are laws and court cases that should change the outcome, but that means a lawsuit.
In other words, US employment frequently comes with a lot of implicit assumptions about your lifestyle.
Edit to add: fortunately random drug tests aren't very common in the tech industry.