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Subject:Re: The OTHER Test From:Annamaria Profit <inteltek -at- erols -dot- com> To:Barry Kieffer <bkieffer -at- ims -dot- com> Date:Wed, 18 Oct 2000 17:59:52 -0400
Barry,
I definitely agree with you on this one. I once ran a history for a
pharma .com company who wanted lots of spec development work, and found
out they had $500 in the bank and ran an intl kids movie ring on the
side! Life in the tech writer's arena ain't what it used to be! ; )
Barry Kieffer wrote:
>
> * Credit Checks?
>
> Maybe we should demand a credit check and verification FROM the company looking
> to hire us.
>
> I read in Mondays Wall Street Journal that more and more dot-coms are dumping
> employees without severance or any benefits after they run the business into the
> ground.
>
> * Motor Vehicle Checks?
>
> Why does a company need to know what my driving record is?
>
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