From: roger@hayter.org
On 16 Aug 2025 at 15:07:32 BST, "Jethro_uk"
wrote:
> Recently registered with a job site.
>
> Thanks to it's "curated" approach, I am unable to enter the establishment
> where I got my degree.
>
> It doesn't allow you to add to the list or provide space for "other". The
> only way to proceed is to enter one of it's listed places.
>
> Assuming this outfit were to advance me to an employer who selects me for
> consideration and potentially employment, and assuming I tell the truth
> (if possible) when commencing employment, would there be any issues ?
>
> Is there any general legal principle when very bad (or more often US)
> design results in someone being required to lie to advance an automated
> process ? Or is the strict legal answer that if you cannot answer the
> question truthfully, you are excluded from the process ?
If you cannot answer the question truthfully, you are excluded from the
process.
There must be some side channel you can communicate with them, or leave the
question blank. Lying on this form could be anything from an embarrassment
to
a criminal offence if you gain employment as a result. And it might prove
difficult to show that you corrected it informally. Perhaps they
deliberately
want to confine consideration to certain nationalities?
--
Roger Hayter
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