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Well, maybe I should have asked, "How low will you go?" I've been inspired by a recent request from a potential employer as well as various forum threads to ask this question.

Let me explain. I will not, under any circumstances agree for the local fire department to come into my home to inspect in order to prove that it's suitable for a work at home job. Any employer has the right to request that of prospective contractors, but I have a right to refuse.

So, I'm curious. Where do you draw the line? What won't you do no matter how much the job pays?

I won't knowingly commit a crime or hurt an animal.

As to your example, seems like somebody is making demands of you, just because they think they can get away with it. I would ask politely how their rule is relevant to the service you would be performing.

Wow that is very interesting I never knew that. I also would be drawing the line at this point as well.

Honestly if you don't have anything to hide, why wouldn't you allow your office to be inspected? Its not any different that if you worked in an office building. Depending on the type of job you can be required to have locking file cabinets, shredder, ect for security purposes. I would be happy to have someone be able to verify that stuff is in my office so there would not be any issues in the future. If I liked the job and pay I would rather do this than not have a job. Besides, to me, its another sign that its a real job and may be long term if they are wanting to go to the effort of being sure its a suitable working space.

Just my thoughts at the moment. Interested in hearing what anyone else has to say.

I'm sorry, but unless your home business involves a day care, or caring for the elderly, I don't see the reason for the intrusion. Can you give more details?

This seems a bit excessive for a work at home job which just involves you. If say you where a photographer and inviting models to your home studio for shoots and such maybe.

As for verifying equipment, I don't see much need for that either a digital picture should suffice over a home inspection.

Honestly if you don't have anything to hide, why wouldn't you allow your office to be inspected? Its not any different that if you worked in an office building. Depending on the type of job you can be required to have locking file cabinets, shredder, ect for security purposes. I would be happy to have someone be able to verify that stuff is in my office so there would not be any issues in the future. If I liked the job and pay I would rather do this than not have a job. Besides, to me, its another sign that its a real job and may be long term if they are wanting to go to the effort of being sure its a suitable working space.

Just my thoughts at the moment. Interested in hearing what anyone else has to say.

I agree with GreenEyes, depending on what type of work you would be doing. It also depends on if you're hired first. I wouldn't go through this without being hired first. If you've been given a job offer contingent upon the results of this inspection, I would do it if I understood the necessity of it. If I thought it was unnecessary for the type of job, I wouldn't do it.

As some of have already said, it depends on the job you are doing... and actually, this is not what I consider, "going low".

I use to run background checks from home for a local company and I had to get my home inspected to ensure all of the information would be handled confidentially and to also prove that I had reasonable, legal means of disposing the information.

By law, companies are solely responsible for the protection of customers information. Anytime information is handled incorrectly, it jeopardizes the integrity of the company which overall affects your job and theirs. Not only that, if information is mishandled, it can go to the extend of legal mediation... which in return they can request repayment of the punitive damages from you.

The way I look at it, not only is a home inspection protecting the company, but you also.

So, in my personal opinion, if I am handling customers financial and personal information and a company what to do an inspection of my home office so that they can "protect my job" then yes, I would do it.

I would never be willing to do something I wouldn't be proud to tell my kids about. As far as qualifying for a job, I would submit to a background and credit check. However, I think it's extremely unfair that so many companies are turning away applicants because of bad credit, especially in this economy.

Very well said and I agree with you here SmartChic, because I have one of these jobs myself. I even have to carry E&O Insurance on top of it and I work strictly out of my home and it is my primary WAH job.

As some of have already said, it depends on the job you are doing... and actually, this is not what I consider, "going low".

I use to run background checks from home for a local company and I had to get my home inspected to ensure all of the information would be handled confidentially and to also prove that I had reasonable, legal means of disposing the information.

By law, companies are solely responsible for the protection of customers information. Anytime information is handled incorrectly, it jeopardizes the integrity of the company which overall affects your job and theirs. Not only that, if information is mishandled, it can go to the extend of legal mediation... which in return they can request repayment of the punitive damages from you.

The way I look at it, not only is a home inspection protecting the company, but you also.

So, in my personal opinion, if I am handling customers financial and personal information and a company what to do an inspection of my home office so that they can "protect my job" then yes, I would do it.

I please ask that no one contact me to ask me who I work for, because that information is strictly confidential and I am by no means allowed to give out the company's information or name or anything else for that matter.

Thank you for your understanding. :)