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Re:When should I disclose my hacking convictions? by gayprogrammer on Thursday June 19, 2014 @04:54AM (#7915252)
I agree with patio11's 'decision calculus' point. And I'll add that if you don't plan to repeat your actions at the company, then you don't hurt them by staying silent until they ask--you'll just carry on as a normal employee.

I don't have a felony, but I do have to decide whether (and when) to allow a potential employer to know I'm gay. I know it's not legally the same, but it works the same way in terms of the interviewer's 'decision calculus'. Bringing it up is literally pausing to ask for explicit judgement.

I've always intentionally stayed silent in an interview about being gay, since I always plan to carry on as a 'normal' employee. At work, my intimate life doesn't interfere, just as your history is in your past.

Re:When should I disclose my hacking convictions? by rmc on Thursday June 19, 2014 @11:44AM (#7916677)
As a fellow gay man, I kinda know what you mean. I often out myself in interviews to see their reactions. If they have a problem with it, I don't wanna work there.

Though I'm in the EU, where discrimination based on sexual orientation is illegal, so I have that protection.