Why don't people carpool and use public transportation?

[Dionysus]

Originally Posted by Alphagamuga

Really? Or are you kidding?

I could imagine this question coming from the manager of a fast food restaurant hiring kids or something as a indication of reliability, maybe, but I haven't ever interviewed as an adult where my method of transportation came up.

Am I missing something in this conversation?

Originally Posted by 33girl

If an employer even ASKED you that question, they need reported to the EEOC. They can ask if you have reliable transportation, but it's absolutely none of their business what that transportation is - you can ride a camel to work if you want to.

I am not kidding, this happened all the time when I applied for retail and restaurant jobs in undergrad. It has happened once or twice when I applied for "big kid" jobs.

I've been asked so many off the wall questions during interviews, so that one just kind of slipped below the radar. I had a car, so it didn't bother me that much. I didn't think anything about it until I got older.

Way to keep the rich richer and the poor poorer...and being very blunt about it all. That question is just so wrong in other ways too...

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

I am not kidding, this happened all the time when I applied for retail and restaurant jobs in undergrad. It has happened once or twice when I applied for "big kid" jobs.

I've been asked so many off the wall questions during interviews, so that one just kind of slipped below the radar. I had a car, so it didn't bother me that much. I didn't think anything about it until I got older.

Way to keep the rich richer and the poor poorer...and being very blunt about it all. That question is just so wrong in other ways too...

I've gotten that quite a few times. A few firms in Minneapolis require that you have your own car - WTF for I don't know since they are within walking distance of the light rail and about 1000 bus routes.

[kddani]

Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

I've gotten that quite a few times. A few firms in Minneapolis require that you have your own car - WTF for I don't know since they are within walking distance of the light rail and about 1000 bus routes.

eh, if I didn't have my own car I wouldn't be able to do my job. I wouldn't be able to get to magistrate offices in my own country, and I wouldn't be able to get to the surrounding counties where I do work. I also wouldn't be able to do site visits to investigate problems or visit clients.

I used to take the bus (Pitt and CMU students can use their Pitt ID to ride public transportation for "free"- it comes out of our fees) until my ID expired. I would still take it now, but the nature of my job is such that my schedule is so unpredictable and I often need to leave the office to go somewhere. So unfortunately I have to have a lease, which costs me friggin $250 per month. There is only one cheaper garage with a reasonable distance - that's $220 a month, but has a one year waiting list.

I wish I could take public transportation... it would be soooo much cheaper.

A lot of people just don't have the kind of jobs anymore that you have very strict hours. Public transportation and carpools don't allow for that flexibility