She had interviewed and met both remotely and in person, this guy was merely an HR drone confirming her documentation. I was a little bent when she told me he had asked her to remove her blur filter “to have a look at her working environment, make sure it’s not cluttered” (something along those lines). No one else at this company requested such. Was he way out of line?
I should note, this is my PC in our living room and not where she will be working from. And this guy wants a look around our home?! Told my wife to bring this up once she’s settled in, ask HR if this is policy. She started today!
She thinks it’s a racism thing. I’m not so sure, but I don’t have any other explanation.
When you present your ID, they want to see it live, like you’re in person. They want to confirm it’s an actual ID card, not some photoshop junk. It’s also why they will ask you to flip the card around so they can verify that it looks like a typical state issued ID. Very easy to trick others with photoshopped documents - so I doubt they would ever ask for your I9 forms via email. Especially since most people don’t have encrypted / secured email.
Oh. Where I live you just send a photo taken on your phone by email. It’s only so they can say they’ve asked for proof you’re allowed to work here after all.