Asking for your sexual orientation on job applications.
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Anonymous
| I've been applying for jobs since we are all uncertain right now. Granted it's been a long time since doing this I'm shocked by some of these questions on the applications. So now I think I've seen it all. First gender, what you identify as now a huge list instead of "male" or "female" or "trans." I was asked for my sexual orientation: heterosexual, homosexual, asexual, pansexual, you get it, basically WHO do you like to have sex with. This was NOT optional. It was a drop down you could not get passed unless you answered. Why would any company need to know what your sexual preference was and furthermore why would it matter? Is this typical? Have you seen this before? I'm taking a aback because I don't know why they would need this information and I was always taught to keep your professional work separate from your private life. This steps over the line to me. It feels very inappropriate. I did not apply to the job. Anyone in HR can shed some light? |
Anonymous
| Identify the organization or we won't believe you. This sounds entirely made up, by you. |
Anonymous
| No idea. I've been job hunting for about 6 months and have seen it a few times. It's just weird. |
Anonymous
Right???!! If they give you the option not to answer do you? And if they don't do you select the correct option? What did you do? These were the choices: Man, woman, cisgender, transgender, non-binary, intersex, two-spirit Asexual, biosexual, gay, heterosexual, lesbian, pansexual, queer, questioning, other I will self-describe |
Anonymous
| I would not apply. |
Anonymous
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Saw this when I applied for a job at a school district in New England. So many options for gender identity.
I don't get whom this is helping or how. |
Anonymous
| I've seen it as well, but definitely more broad in terms of "do you identify as a member of the LGBTQ community" and I was given an option on that one to say no. |
Anonymous
I agree. I'm wondering if this is data collection to be sold or they get more grants depending on your answer. |
Anonymous
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I’ve been applying for jobs for over a year and have never seen anything beyond gender and that was F/M/prefer not to answer.
What companies specifically? |
Anonymous
| Why would you even consider working for an organization which classified applicants and employees that way? It tells you all you need to know about their politics and biases. |
Anonymous
I don't belive that for a second! You've been applying for over a year and none had more than M or F? lol lol Ok! The gender question with lots of answers is nearly on every application the sexual preference/orientation question less often but still consistently out there. |
Anonymous
NP and it’s not made up, I encountered it maybe 10% of the time on my most recent job hunt. Very weird, I agree OP! |
Anonymous
That is exactly why they do it. It weeds out folks like you allowing them to focus on hiring the best team players. |
Anonymous
I've seen this too. Highly concerning indeed. For those of you not seeing this I don't think you're really looking hard for a job right now. Its everywhere and it's not ok. There need to be boundaries when your potential employer are getting into bed with you! It's totally crazy. |
Anonymous
| I have not seen anything like this, but it would weird me out as an applicant. Outside of a handful of industries, it would seem to be completely irrelevant to the employer, and a bit invasive to even ask. Why do they care what I do in my own bedroom on my own time? |