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Would you fire an employee based on pseudoscience?

Would you fire an employee if they "failed" a polygraph "exam"?

Posted - January 12, 2022
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  • 13277
    Why would they need to do that?
      January 12, 2022 6:57 PM MST
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  • 17614
    What do you ask this? 
      January 12, 2022 7:54 PM MST
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  • 13277
    Something to ponder about all of beanie's questions.
      January 12, 2022 10:47 PM MST
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  • 13395
    I would deduct $200 from the employee's check to pay for the test then not have the test done and then wait and see if the employee complains. If employee does not complain that means the person is probably guilty and relieved not having to do the test and I (the employer) get reimbursed for the employee theft.
      January 12, 2022 9:07 PM MST
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  • 53524

     

      Diabolically clever plan!

      
      ~

      January 12, 2022 11:46 PM MST
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  • 13395
    Thank you!
      January 12, 2022 11:59 PM MST
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  • 2219
    Most of the covid restrictions are arbitrary and could be considered to be pseudoscience. They certainly don't follow scientific opinion with any robustness. 
      January 13, 2022 3:28 AM MST
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  • 13277
    Science is about facts, not opinions.
      January 13, 2022 4:07 AM MST
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  • 2219

    Scientists are not immune to disagreements. They operate by having theories which they then put to experiment. The results of experiment determine what can be considered fact, although they can be overturned by more precise data or secular changes. 

    In the case of the virus, what politicians are given are only projected estimates since sufficiently up to date data is not yet available.

      January 13, 2022 4:41 AM MST
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  • 17614
    Hear, hear!!
      January 13, 2022 8:56 AM MST
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  • 11087
    Sure, why not? If I had a reason to give the test, I probably would have fired the employee anyway.
      January 13, 2022 7:55 AM MST
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  • 44649
    I would wager there is a law that states that a polygraph may not be used to determine employment.
      January 13, 2022 8:10 AM MST
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  • 17614
    https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/can-my-employer-fire-me-if-i-fail-a-company-ordered-polygraph-42558
      January 13, 2022 9:07 AM MST
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  • 44649
    Well, my answer is verified.
      January 13, 2022 10:29 AM MST
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  • 34432
    Nope. If I do not trust my employee, I do not need that employee.  
      January 13, 2022 6:38 PM MST
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