For those of you working as SA, does your firm ask you to give them your social security number?
Do you give it to them? I'll be at a small investment bank, don't really want to give it away.
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Then you obviously don't want to get paid. What are you? Undocumented or something?
Yea I just told them it was 059782944, every professional job you have in the future will need your social # to make contributions on your behalf, medicaid etc etc. Justdealwithit
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yes, they'll think you're nuts.
Get used to giving out your SSN for everything in life. Apartment lease applications, credit cards, medical insurance, pretty much every form in this world asks for your SSN.
Why would you even hesitate? If you're working at a place that makes you concerned about them possibly stealing your identity, you probably shouldn't be working there.
ahahahah wth is this thread
I don't think I've ever had a job that didn't need an SSN.
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