On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:38:11 -0400, Jim Henderson wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 09:09:41 -0400, Francois Labreque wrote:
> 
>> If you did raise a stink about it, and the company was forced to hire
>> you,
>> you'd know that this person would probably never fully trust you and it
>> would make the workplace atmosphere very heavy.
> 
> The purpose in raising a stink about it isn't so much so they hire you,
> but so they know that making hiring decisions in that way is in fact
> illegal in the US.
> 
> I would never want to take a job with a company that put personal
> religious belief before one's ability to do the job.  There was a
> company in that I considered working for, until I found this on their
> website:
> 
> "[company] started the company with a vision and core values inspired by
> their religious beliefs and a desire to honor God by applying Biblical
> principles in relation to employees, customers, and financial dealings."
> 
> I see that they have now clarified (they didn't at the time, as I
> recall)
> that they don't have a particular religious *requirement*.
> 
> I didn't even bother applying.  Not because I'm amoral, but because the
> religious overtones left a bad impression.  It's possible to say that
> you expect people to be responsible and ethical (indeed, what company
> *doesn't* want that?) without framing it in religious terms.
> 
> Jim

BTW, James, if you want to ping me offline (I believe you have my e-mail 
address), I'd be happy to keep my eyes open in my own professional 
network for positions that match up with what you're looking for.

Jim
-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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