# Full disclosure of my husband's employment at job interview

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-disclosure-of-my-husbands-employment-at-job-interview/533405>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 22, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-disclosure-of-my-husbands-employment-at-job-interview/533405 "2010-03-22T22:52:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-disclosure-of-my-husbands-employment-at-job-interview/533405/21 "2010-03-23T21:54:05Z")

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As I recall, as a CPA in the U.S. you wouldn’t be permitted to even apply because its a violation of professional ethics.

Don’t know what the situation is in Canada.

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-disclosure-of-my-husbands-employment-at-job-interview/533405/22 "2010-03-23T22:00:31Z")

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> [@Dangerosa](#):
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> As I recall, as a CPA in the U.S. you wouldn’t be permitted to even apply because its a violation of professional ethics.
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> Don’t know what the situation is in Canada.

That’s interesting; I have no professional designation, I just usually work as an accounting clerk, but the same confidentiality applies to everyone in accounting, as far as I know - you’re always privy to confidential information in accounting, and are expected to conduct yourself accordingly.

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**Author:** ![Rafe\_Hollister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-disclosure-of-my-husbands-employment-at-job-interview/533405/23 "2010-03-23T22:07:24Z")

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It works okay for James Carville & Mary Matalin.

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**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-disclosure-of-my-husbands-employment-at-job-interview/533405/24 "2010-03-23T22:07:47Z")

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> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#):
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> That’s interesting; I have no professional designation, I just usually work as an accounting clerk, but the same confidentiality applies to everyone in accounting, as far as I know - you’re always privy to confidential information in accounting, and are expected to conduct yourself accordingly.

Yep, but they don’t believe its realistic that you won’t engage in bedroom talk with your spouse. Or won’t be tempted by a conflict of interest if he could get a bonus if you lost a bid - or vice versa.

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**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-disclosure-of-my-husbands-employment-at-job-interview/533405/25 "2010-03-24T01:03:59Z")

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Do not tell them until an offer is on the table. If you tell them any sooner you greatly diminish your odds of getting hired.

IOW, you don’t tell a suitor about an STD when you meet him… but you do tell him before you get in bed. 🙂

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