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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you sit for it, you could still decline to answer questions. If they ask if you’ve had affairs, you could say “I don’t think that’s relevant and I decline to answer.” Or you could say “I’m not currently having an affair.” I assume this would be about your vulnerability to extortion? [b]Tbh I think they should be more worried that you’re willing to sit for a polygraph to get a job. That seems like way too much faith in authority. [/b][/quote]

+100, I get if it was for an intelligence agency or top-secret military work, but a regular ol' private sector job?  No way[/quote]

It’s not really a regular 9-5 type job. It’s sort of an executive assistantship, except it sounds like a “My Man Friday” type job, where there’s all sorts of additional duties/responsibilities. Lots of travel coordination involved,  access to financial material/resources, and almost certainly proprietary business  information, and probably a pretty all encompassing NDA. So I “get” why they want someone who’s absolutely trustworthy. My H joked that it sounds like a Valet worthy of a Bond villain. I guess that’s sort of accurate in some regards. [/quote]

Ok, with this detail I am concerned for you OP. A 1:1 employer relationship requires a lot of humanity on both sides, and demanding a polygraph does not suggest the boss has this. At the very least, it shows s/he has terrible boundaries and does not respect employees as humans and professionals.

The upsides of the job sound good, but give equal thought to the worst case scenario. Could this person hurt your future prospects in this industry? Could you afford to quit if they are unbearable, and will this experience make you eligible for other jobs or is it a dead end that could trap you?[/quote]

Is the company NXIUM? I can’t imagine taking a polygraph for a private sector admin assistant job. This sounds crazy and does not bode well for the job culture.[/quote]

It’s crazy and possibly illegal. These are the only private sector jobs that can require a polygraph:

The Act also includes limited exemptions where polygraph tests (but no other lie detector tests) may be administered in the private sector, subject to certain restrictions:

To employees who are reasonably suspected of involvement in a workplace incident that results in economic loss to the employer and who had access to the property that is the subject of an investigation; and
To prospective employees of armored car, security alarm, and security guard firms who protect facilities, materials or operations affecting health or safety, national security, or currency and other like instruments; and
To prospective employees of pharmaceutical and other firms authorized to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances who will have direct access to such controlled substances, as well as current employee who had access to persons or property that are the subject of an ongoing investigation.

Booking travel for your cult leader doesn’t seem to fit here. [/quote]

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