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Should difficult child disclose time spent in rehab when applying for a job?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 537397" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Many of those in recovery get their jobs through others in the program, they encourage that. There is one little diner that a couple who are both in recovery own and they hire only others in recovery. However great it would be to be completely honest with prospective employers, it just doesn't work that way around here. I'm not advocating lying but there are things that just shouldn't be told to prospective employers. Even though there are laws that should protect workers against discrimination it happens all the time. Employers cannot ask about health conditions for a reason, I'm pretty sure that difficult child would never get a job if she offered that she had been in a treatment facility. </p><p></p><p>One of the things I was most excited about in the health care reform was getting rid o fthe preexisting conditions clause. That clause alone kept us from getting health covereage and when we finally did we had to pay $38,000 a year. I don't think a lot of employers would want to take on an employee in a high risk category of they had a choice.</p><p></p><p>It's a double edged sword for sure, tryng to be open and honest in all your dealings and yet knowing that by doing so it will be very difficult to find employment.</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 537397, member: 59"] Many of those in recovery get their jobs through others in the program, they encourage that. There is one little diner that a couple who are both in recovery own and they hire only others in recovery. However great it would be to be completely honest with prospective employers, it just doesn't work that way around here. I'm not advocating lying but there are things that just shouldn't be told to prospective employers. Even though there are laws that should protect workers against discrimination it happens all the time. Employers cannot ask about health conditions for a reason, I'm pretty sure that difficult child would never get a job if she offered that she had been in a treatment facility. One of the things I was most excited about in the health care reform was getting rid o fthe preexisting conditions clause. That clause alone kept us from getting health covereage and when we finally did we had to pay $38,000 a year. I don't think a lot of employers would want to take on an employee in a high risk category of they had a choice. It's a double edged sword for sure, tryng to be open and honest in all your dealings and yet knowing that by doing so it will be very difficult to find employment. Nancy [/QUOTE]
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