Pretty bad when your employer gets involved in your finances. And you can get or not get a job not based on merit but on personal finances, IMHO, your employer expects you to have a certain amount of debt. Have too much debt, you will steal from your employer. Have very little or none, your employer cannot have you by the b@!!$ where they can control you especailly if they want to throw you under the bus or do something unethical.
When I worked at Lockheed Martin, we had this one new college graduate who came from a well to do family. Management didn’t care for him too much. He had a new house and new truck. One of the low level execs made the comment on how he hasn’t paid his dues to society and doesn’t know his place. He didn’t talk about it but some managers were pretty nosy to check him out. My manager showed his disapproval when he found out I had no mortgage on my house and had no car loans. Most of the mgt structure were former IBM’ers.
My manager showed his disapproval when he found out I had no mortgage on my house and had no car loans. Most of the mgt structure were former IBM’ers.
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Most former IBMers IMHO, are jerks. Only one I have liked is Ross Perot.