[ARCHIVED THREAD] - CCW to Job Interview? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 3/15/2013 12:12:48 PM EDT
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Would you? Interviewing at a place next week and am unsure of there ccw policy, but obviously concealed means concealed. Thoughts?
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Would you? Interviewing at a place next week and am unsure of there ccw policy, but obviously concealed means concealed. Thoughts? http://goo.gl/H9XbG |
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Had a guy do that at my last job. Police were called, he was escorted from the building.
When going to something as important as a job interview remove any and all items, physical or intellectual that can reflect negatively on you. Why risk it? Just leave it in your car until you have the job and you find out what the policies are. |
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Quoted: Had a guy do that at my last job. Police were called, he was escorted from the building. When going to something as important as a job interview remove any and all items, physical or intellectual that can reflect negatively on you. Why risk it? Just leave it in your car until you have the job and you find out what the policies are. Correct answer above. Well said brother. |
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I personally wouldn't. But that's because I want 100 percent of my attention focused on the task at hand. I don't want to be worried about whether I'm printing, etc.
On a side note, we had a guy show up for trainings during his orientation OCing his 1911. Seemed genuinely surprised that we weren't okay with it. |
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no. this is ar15.com. someone is going to tell you to go in w/ facepaint also. but I wouldn't for the interview. If you get the job and get everything scoped out etc. then go ahead. k rip me now.  Why would we tell him to wear facepaint? Do we need to tell him to wear a belt, too? Some things are too obvious to point out. |
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Quoted: Stupid games win stupid prizes, you going for an interview or trying to make a statement? Retarded rhetorical question from OP. -9 Sucked me into a reply +1 How the hell does a concealed gun make a statement? I carry everywhere else, an interview is no different. |
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Quoted: Had a guy do that at my last job. Police were called, he was escorted from the building. When going to something as important as a job interview remove any and all items, physical or intellectual that can reflect negatively on you. Why risk it? Just leave it in your car until you have the job and you find out what the policies are. How and why would anyone possibly know about anything inside my clothing during a job interview?  |
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Stupid games win stupid prizes, you going for an interview or trying to make a statement? Retarded rhetorical question from OP. -9 Sucked me into a reply +1 How the hell does a concealed gun make a statement? I carry everywhere else, an interview is no different. I know, I'm not understanding everyone's reticence here. Do you guys "get made" often or what? If you do, you're doing it wrong. 
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Quoted: Worked in lots of facilities that had metal detectors at entrances, many facilities have these and not for guns but for loss prevention. Why risk blowing an interview with a CW? Quoted: Stupid games win stupid prizes, you going for an interview or trying to make a statement? Retarded rhetorical question from OP. -9 Sucked me into a reply +1 How the hell does a concealed gun make a statement? I carry everywhere else, an interview is no different. |
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I personally wouldn't. But that's because I want 100 percent of my attention focused on the task at hand. I don't want to be worried about whether I'm printing, etc. On a side note, we had a guy show up for trainings during his orientation OCing his 1911. Seemed genuinely surprised that we weren't okay with it. That's just CRAZY talk there. Take your logic elsewhere! 
Btw... when I'm packing, there's ALWAYS the distraction of making sure that my CCW is secure and worrying about that. There's NO way I'd want a normally stressfull situation anyways (as job interviews are for MOST people), to be made harder by CCW'ing. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Worked in lots of facilities that had metal detectors at entrances, many facilities have these and not for guns but for loss prevention. Why risk blowing an interview with a CW? Quoted: Stupid games win stupid prizes, you going for an interview or trying to make a statement? Retarded rhetorical question from OP. -9 Sucked me into a reply +1 How the hell does a concealed gun make a statement? I carry everywhere else, an interview is no different. If it's a place with metal detectors then I agree (despite the fact that I've carried past detectors several times), but I still don't think carry a concealed gun is making any sort of statement. Maybe just a statement to yourself that "I want to survive." |
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Quoted: I personally wouldn't. But that's because I want 100 percent of my attention focused on the task at hand. I don't want to be worried about whether I'm printing, etc. On a side note, we had a guy show up for trainings during his orientation OCing his 1911. Seemed genuinely surprised that we weren't okay with it. If you're that nervous about carrying a gun, you're either doing something wrong, or haven't been carrying very long or very frequently. |
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I personally wouldn't. But that's because I want 100 percent of my attention focused on the task at hand. I don't want to be worried about whether I'm printing, etc. On a side note, we had a guy show up for trainings during his orientation OCing his 1911. Seemed genuinely surprised that we weren't okay with it. If you're that nervous about carrying a gun, you're either doing something wrong, or haven't been carrying very long or very frequently. If at least part of your brain isn't ALWAYS devoted to making sure your firearm is secure... YOU are doing something wrong. I've been CCW'ing EVERY DAY for over 8 years. |
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CCW is a lifestyle and mindset not a leave it in the closet for those times you "might" need it proposition.
Hell, if I knew when there would be trouble-I would just stay at home. Do it right-do it professionally. Always carry and always carry extra ammo. Concealed means concealed. |
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If it were me, I'd probably keep mine in the car. Not knowing how they feel about it, I wouldn't want to do anything that might jeopardize me getting the job. If you get the job and find out that it's an acceptable practice to carry while on the job, then go for it. But, for the interview, your goal is to look as professional as possible, and make them comfortable with you as a person and as a potential employee. The last thing you want to do is to make the interviewer uncomfortable. You are essentially trying to sell yourself to the company, and it's hard to do that if they are uncomfortable because you printed and they know you are carrying a gun.
Do whatever you want, but I just think it's an unnecessary risk... As for worrying about it, I don't "worry" about it. But I do stay aware of it. I stay aware of if my gun is covered, and I stay aware of what's around me. IMO, that's not worrying, that's just responsible carrying. |
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Quoted: Sure, you can never tell when you might need to shoot the interview panel members. You live in a different world than the rest of us so I understand where you're coming from, but most of us realize that bad shit can happen anywhere, not just where you expect it. If I only carried a gun where I was likely to use it, I'd almost never carry a gun. I'd never wear a seatbelt either unless I planned on driving recklessly. But shit happens, and we prepare for that possibility. |
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Had a guy do that at my last job. Police were called, he was escorted from the building. When going to something as important as a job interview remove any and all items, physical or intellectual that can reflect negatively on you. Why risk it? Just leave it in your car until you have the job and you find out what the policies are. This. Hard to hide a full size M&P under a shirt anyway. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Had a guy do that at my last job. Police were called, he was escorted from the building. When going to something as important as a job interview remove any and all items, physical or intellectual that can reflect negatively on you. Why risk it? Just leave it in your car until you have the job and you find out what the policies are. This. Hard to hide a full size M&P under a shirt anyway. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile See above post
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