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During a recent job interview, the interviewer (a small firm) asked whether I was someone who needed health insurance. After I said yes, his demeanor changed, the interview lasted about 10 minutes and it was obvious to me that he was no longer interested in hiring me. This has happened to me numerous times. I know that many employers seek out married women who have their husband's health insurance. I was even asked straight out at one interview whether I was married (very illegal I know - but I am sure it was because the health insurance issue). I am currently unemployed and it is so hard to even get an interview, then when you finally get one and get your hopes up, this happens. Has this been happening to other people during job interviews?
I've been on a lot of interviews recently and I haven't experienced that (I'm a single female). What I have been noticing is that a lot of positions that would normally be full-time are suddenly 10-months or contractual in an attempt to avoid having to offer full benefits.
Just be better prepared on your next interview to side step the question. Usually companies will have benefits posted in the job description. If so, make sure insurance is there and if the question is asked you can say, "I thought insurance was a part of the benefits". If there is no indication and you are asked say, "It depends on insurance offered. Does your company offer insurance?" You won't lose anything by asking because if they do not offer any, will you work there anyway?
I have been asked if I were married, had children, my age, the whole gambit of illegal questions and yet, a company hired me that asked everyone of them. So sometimes they aren't discriminating based on the answers.
Almost 20 years ago, I went on a job interview and when the interview was almost over, the lady asked if I was married. When I told her no, she pretty much wrapped up the interview and told me they were only interested in hiring married women since they didn't offer health insurance and a woman could get on with her husband's insurance at her company.
Yeah, I didn't think of "discrimination" back then for that.
I have been in that situation before... from then on I always wore a small silver ring on my 'wedding hand' and it went much smoother. After speaking with a long time HR lady she told me that married people are usually more stable and they prefer hiring married people over singles because with single people there is always a chance of 'partying' and of course, the insurance stuff.
My company offers fabulous benefits, and if we choose not to have them we get a stipend of $350 a month to go towards the insurance we want. I'm lucky in that respect.
I have been laid off from Johnson and Johnson. Someone has told me there is stimulus money to assist with the hefty COBRA premium. The unemployment commission knows nothing about this. Can anyone confirm this assistance is available? Thanks.
I have been in that situation before... from then on I always wore a small silver ring on my 'wedding hand' and it went much smoother. After speaking with a long time HR lady she told me that married people are usually more stable and they prefer hiring married people over singles because with single people there is always a chance of 'partying' and of course, the insurance stuff.
My company offers fabulous benefits, and if we choose not to have them we get a stipend of $350 a month to go towards the insurance we want. I'm lucky in that respect.
How idiotic. Half of married women get divorced. Zero un-married women get divorced. Divorce can be an okay process or it can be life-wrecking and job-destroying. Why anyone would want to hire someone with that kind of potential baggage is bizarre.
If the reason is "we're religious and think that everyone should be married" then they should just say so instead of making up stuff like "married people are more stable".
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