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Old 05-13-2019, 10:59 AM
 
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Starting a new job and they are asking for both phone number and address. Why would they need an address?
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Old 05-13-2019, 11:03 AM
 
Location: Southern California
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No clue but I always just put city, state and no one has questioned it.
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Old 05-13-2019, 11:13 AM
 
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No clue but I always just put city, state and no one has questioned it.
I can try that although this form says "complete address"
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Old 05-13-2019, 11:18 AM
 
Location: Aurora Denveralis
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Because poop happens, and they don't want to be the responsible party one second longer than they have to.
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Old 05-13-2019, 11:40 AM
 
Location: The DMV
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My guess is more likely than not - the person who created the form took it from a template or the initial discussion just mentioned 'contact info' - which could include address.

If they have the name and phone - getting the address isn't going to be an issue. So is it absolutely necessary? Obviously not. But the 2nd part of this is - you're providing this to the HR department that has pretty much all of your info anyways. Is it really that big a concern?

If it's a huge issue - use an older address... Some HR depts don't update the list anyways.
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Old 05-13-2019, 11:56 AM
 
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In case of the worst they can notify NOK in person.
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Old 05-13-2019, 01:35 PM
 
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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If you are hauled off to the ER by ambulance and your emergency contact doesn't answer the phone, wouldn't you like for someone to be able to go to their home and knock, and drop off a note letting them know where you are?
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Old 05-13-2019, 01:36 PM
 
Location: Aurora Denveralis
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"Hi, Mr.... Jones. Say, Fred got squashed by a forklift, and we were wondering if you had a mop handy?"
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Old 05-13-2019, 01:42 PM
 
Location: Middle America
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If over time the phone number changes, the address might help establishing contact. Two pieces of information vs. only one. This is for emergencies after all. Duh.
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Old 05-13-2019, 03:08 PM
 
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Starting a new job and they are asking for both phone number and address. Why would they need an address?

Let's say you die on the job, or you become permanently disabled...HR is going to need an address to send pertinent benefit information to.
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