Lost a possible job opportunity due to being a diver

[Snoweman]

Neither. Hand gun.

Take up skeet shooting. Nothing like a 12 gauge massage to help you relax.

 

[Sean Walberg]

"Googling" a candidate for a job is standard practice.....one of the reasons why I don't do Facebook.

On the other hand in some industries like tech, your "Googleability" is almost necessary for a successful career.

 

[toddster541]

That's a new one on me. When I wurked in the corporate world, most of the big companies in the area sponsored (among others) employee dive clubs...
Although, I'm sure that scuba is one of the reasons that I have never, ever been able to purchase life insurance.

 

[Kevrumbo]

I had a chance for a Gov't Contractor job transfer, servicing the Global Hawk Drone Avionics, to Andersen AFB Guam -gateway to the Indo-Pacific/Oceania Region and the best tropical diving on the planet- but that was first contingent on doing a year's assignment at Bagram AFB Afghanistan.

Even with the extra hazardous duty pay bonus, I still turned down the offer. . .

 

[toddster541]

On that note: I once had an assignment that would involve living in a tent in the dry valleys of Antarctica for a month at a time. I said that I'd only do it if I could spend the following month on an Australian beach. At the time, I didn't realize that Australia lays claim to much of the coastline of Antarctica...

 

[Dogbowl]

My current firm has a fitness benefit. Scuba diving is an eligible activity. I have claimed it for many years. I’m very proud of this perk!

 

[Maverick17]

These things are meaningless. How do they think they can enforce them? Are they even legal?

Employment "At Will". They can give you conditions and ask you to leave for any reason, and you can take it or walk away at any time. It's all about the dollar, in insurance terms and in potential lost business if someone is absent.

But you're right they don't always monitor it. But if you are in an accident while in violation of the terms, you could lose certain benefits.

 

[drbill]

Good thing all my employers didn't object to my diving... as a marine biologist, it would have been quite limiting!

 

[Sam Miller III]

Bill
Did you ever work?

sdm

 

[MaxBottomtime]

I saw Dr. Bill "working" as a marine naturalist on the King Neptune. His pay for all his hard work was a free boat ride, just like a working Divemaster.