Equifax used records it collects from companies to fire employees with 2nd jobs • Hacker News Board

Re: Equifax used records it collects from companies to fire employees with 2nd jobs

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Post by sidewndr46 » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 2:32 AM UTC

sys_64738 wrote: post #8

Which in the service that has all your salary history? Don't lie about your salary as it'll show up as a discrepancy.

I pulled my information from their service a while back. You can do the same.

It stated that in one calendar year, I made slightly less than minimum wage. It also stated that during high school I was working for a civil engineering firm on the opposite end of the country doing engineering work.

If an employer places any faith in that data, you probably don't want to work for them.

Re: Equifax used records it collects from companies to fire employees with 2nd jobs

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Post by TallGuyShort » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 2:33 AM UTC

shusaku wrote: post #9

I look forward to another class action lawsuit against Equifax which will surely result in those harmed receiving a cash settlement/s

I'm enjoying my free credit monitoring, because it's oh so transparent and useful.

Re: Equifax used records it collects from companies to fire employees with 2nd jobs

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Post by ok_dad » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 2:33 AM UTC

tbyehl wrote: post #7

master_crab wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah TWN is referenced in the story, but it doesn’t sound like it’s being used to weed out multiple jobs. Mostly just used for government agencies and financial institutions doing credit checks. Either employers haven’t caught on to that or the data it provides does not offer the required detail.

The sales pitch is near the bottom: The company sells a product called Talent Report Employment Monitoring so other companies can keep tabs on potential moonlighting by their employees, too.

People say we don’t need unions when companies are forming groups to collude in the market against the interests of employees. If they can’t detect a performance drop due to working two jobs and have to spy like this, then why even care about it?

Re: Equifax used records it collects from companies to fire employees with 2nd jobs

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 2:35 AM UTC

OutsmartDan wrote: post #12

Sounds like a terrible company to work for.

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Re: Equifax used records it collects from companies to fire employees with 2nd jobs

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Post by superchroma » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 2:36 AM UTC

jjulius wrote: post #19

Do you want shitty publicity? Because this is how you get shitty publicity.

Doesn't matter to Equifax. I'm not sure you can trash a brand harder, but they have embedded customers.

Re: Equifax used records it collects from companies to fire employees with 2nd jobs

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Post by brailsafe » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 2:36 AM UTC

Kind of a shame that many company runners feel entitled to control the lives of their workers outside the scope of their duties. It's a thing

Re: Equifax used records it collects from companies to fire employees with 2nd jobs

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Post by ziddoap » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 2:36 AM UTC

toomuchtodo wrote: post #17

dymk wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you saying a credit freeze does or does not prevent companies from looking at your employment history?

It should prevent other companies from getting your data. It does not stop Equifax from looking at the data they’re hoovering up. It’s going to take a law (something like the CCPA/CPRA) to destroy their Work Number product (by creating controls so tight on worker employment and compensation info a business can’t aggregate and sell it profitably). Call your state and federal legislative representatives. (It does appea…

>It does prevent other companies from getting your data.

I'm guessing that's what people in this thread are looking for? Surely not everyone here asking how to freeze (or providing instructions on how they did it) works at Equifax.

Re: Equifax used records it collects from companies to fire employees with 2nd jobs

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Post by zeruch » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 2:37 AM UTC

OutsmartDan wrote: post #12

Sounds like a terrible company to work for.

its a terrible company, period.

Re: Equifax used records it collects from companies to fire employees with 2nd jobs

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Post by selcuka » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 2:39 AM UTC

ok_dad wrote: post #23

tbyehl wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The sales pitch is near the bottom: The company sells a product called Talent Report Employment Monitoring so other companies can keep tabs on potential moonlighting by their employees, too.

People say we don’t need unions when companies are forming groups to collude in the market against the interests of employees. If they can’t detect a performance drop due to working two jobs and have to spy like this, then why even care about it?

Because there are departments in every (larger than a certain size) company that need to justify their existence and keep their jobs. That's why we have tons of useless metrics for measuring performance instead of simply looking at the output.

Re: Equifax used records it collects from companies to fire employees with 2nd jobs

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Post by raydiatian » Fri, Oct 14, 2022, 2:39 AM UTC

TallGuyShort wrote: post #22

shusaku wrote: post #9

I look forward to another class action lawsuit against Equifax which will surely result in those harmed receiving a cash settlement/s

I'm enjoying my free credit monitoring, because it's oh so transparent and useful.

I once missed a $10 payment on my credit card and lost 100 points on my credit score. I swear on my life.