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Comment by MattGaiser | Hacker News Reader

> It's as offensive as someone asking your sexual orientation.

Which is basically on every employment form I have filled out.

Wait? What?! I’ve filled many a form that asked for my gender but I’ve never seen one that asked for my sexual orientation in an employment context. (I have gotten a closely related sexual experiences question in an STD screening context and an orientation question for dating apps, which are the only situations where it seems relevant, but never for employment).

They probably mean the voluntary survey that most quick online applications have nowadays.

Yes, it's a voluntary survey. Employers with 100 or more employers are required to include it in the job application.

Where TF are you applying??

Every "equal opportunity employer" in the states has a part of the application that's a dryer form of, "we're working towards equal opportunity, so please tell us what you consider to be your race as well as which gender you identify with and which you prefer to have sex with, which we promise are completely work-relevant questions because we care so much about representation and pinky promise this information won't be used in any other way".

Seems completely backwards to me, but I've seen it on quite a few job application forms.

That's a voluntary survey that gets sent to the government. You're in no way required to answer those questions.

https://attorneyatlawmagazine.com/what-are-eeo-questions-why...

Except you can't move on to the next phase of the form unless that box gets checked. At least that has been my experience applying in a few places.

There is a "I refuse to identity myself" option for most if not all the questions on the form(s). (this also includes the veteran status ones)

In which part of the world do you live ?

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