[Gllug] OT: Health on job applications

[Rev Simon Rumble]

On Tue 28 Oct, Peter Childs bloviated thus:

> BAE, BT, Microsoft, British Gas, Vodafone, Shell,
> 
> to name but a few.(Not that I have checked this data) These may also offer
> company health insurance faster medical care as a perk so don't rule out
> a company just because it wants a medical check. They are encoraging good
> health of the work force. And that can only be a good thing.

You mean they are making sure they don't employ anyone who might raise
their insurance premiums?

>From the list you've given, they are all involved in weapons, oil (and
Nigerian) exploitation or trading with Burma, so I wouldn't work for
them anyway.  Except mabye Microsoft, who I wouldn't consider either,
for obvious reasons.  Not sure about BT.

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