(June 3, 2021 at 11:58 am)Angrboda Wrote: A related question which came up recently is what do we want to achieve or say in how we speak about our own identity. It's more an affectation than anything, but I've taken to describing myself as religiously unaffiliated rather than atheist. Others want their atheism to be front and center. And the reasons pro and con, as well as whether and when, get rather complex. I suffered mental illness for many years, and back when I considered working, one of the hot questions was what do I disclose about my illness to a potential employer? It's not irrelevant, but at the same time, it could prejudice the interviewer. Labels and identity are tricky.
Oh really? That is always a tricky thing to answer. I have no idea what form of illness you had or still have. You need only disclose that with which you feel comfortable.
In general terms, some employers absolutely will file you under B for Bin. OTOH some will not really care much about it.
As far as I am concerned, you need only need disclose those facts that will materially affect the job or the business to which you are applying. If it doesn't affect them, then they have no need to know, do they? All they need to know is whether this applicant is qualified and capable of performing the task at hand.
This gets strange at times. To give a strange example, I was once at a round table for selecting a candidate for a role. A particular woman came up on the agenda, and one bloke says we cannot hire her, she is right at the age for getting pregnant and we don't want that cost. As one, the entire set of heads slowly turned and stared at him without saying a word. He left the room. There is apparently always an ignorant person in any given group.
So, my advice to you would to only disclose anything that may affect the role or the business. Otherwise, it is none of their beeswax.
