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X2. If they asked for this right at the beginning, what will they want from you later after you're depending on them for your livelihood and they have you bent over a barrel?
good point. maybe someone there will think putting GPS on a personal vehicle is a good idea. Or putting cameras in the bathrooms. Or randomly ask for DNA samples. Maybe Pitney just needs to give their C level people a black uniform with a swastika and just start monitoring these employees 24 hrs, 7 days. To me, when an employer asks for personal financial records, they might as well parade around with a swastika.
Tell them you want payment records of what they pay all employees in your role for the past 6 years, see what they have to say to that.
Haha. Once the request is declined, Pitney could fire OP. Well...I would speak to a union rep, if OP's job has a union, or an attorney. I think a simple answer would be, "I really don't feel comfortable with such an unusual and invasive request. Do you realize this information is very confidential? Would you prefer to speak to my union rep/attorney?" Of course this comes off as a bit confrontational but isn't their request confrontational in and of itself?
I wouldn't falsify anything but I would make a copy of a W-2 and black out $ amounts. If they want proof that you worked for an employer that should answer that question.
I wouldn't falsify anything but I would make a copy of a W-2 and black out $ amounts. If they want proof that you worked for an employer that should answer that question.
that's not a bad idea, but the employer can counteract that with "why did you black that out"? "We want to see that too." Isn't that the real reason employer wants to see the docs? Let's call a spade a spade.
As soon as the above mentioned request has been made, I would immediately be on the phone with my union rep, or an attorney in the alternative scenario. Because whether you provide the info as asked, provide it blacked out, provide it falsified, or politely refuse - YOU ARE DOOMED. You've already lost by conceding to them. Start looking for a new job and make whatever phone calls you need to handle that unsavory situation.
Asking for such sensitive financial info is the kiss of death. There is no other way to look at it. Sorry to break it to you. The basic and minimum level of trust between employer and employee has been, well, BROKEN.
It's usually because the company cannot determine how much the job at hand is worth to them and/or how to judge candidates. So, they try to get a W-2 from you to see what the lowest amount they can pay you and get away with.
To me, this stinks to high hell. Run, like the wind. This is a sign of bad management. Because they can't adequately judge anyone's skill and will be cheap.
The only way I could even see something like this is if you're going for some super top secret government clearance or something, and they wanted to verify dates of employment, and that you pay your taxes, etc.
That's brilliant. But it doesn't deal with the motive which is concerning. I wouldn't want to work for a company that asked this of their employees.
Oh yeah, I agree with you. i was just trying to satisfy the need. Sometimes its just easier to accept it with your interpretation of whats right, than to try and change it.
They are probably having a problem verifying your employment so they want the W-2's as verification. Did you lie about where you worked for the time you said you can't produce a W-2 for?
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