
Originally Posted by
ManyRoses
Most credit reports and background cheques base your employment history on your tax returns, so theoretically, if you are an independent contractor, this will show up.
Excellent points from everyone - but on a slightly different note, mots people who are not involved with the adult industry would not automatically know what "streamate" is. Its not a name like My Free Cams (although even then, you would have to be aware of what cams are!!) - and I'm guessing that in terms of getting a car loan/mortgage/lease, no one is going to know, or even CARE. Seriously. The reason that they do credit checks is not to see how "moral" your employment is - its to see if you are consistently employed, and if you have money. Most people won't even LOOK at company names, as long as they see that you are employed and earning.
Background checks are similar - they are checking that you are telling the truth on your resume. If you list it, or even just list "online sales/marketing" as a second job, anyone checking it out will see the name of a company they have never heard of, matching dates you gave, and just think "well, that must be the online sales company. Next item..."
While it is a valid concern, I think that most of us freak out about seeing things like "streamate" or "clips4sale" coming up on paperwork and forget that these words mean NOTHING to your average vanilla worker.
Case in point - when I was asking my bank to release the hold on my cheques from SM, I was in repeatedly, and every time I had a cheque, I would explain that it was a new employer and I was trying to get the holds removed. No one even blinked at the company name. In fact, my usual teller (who is lovely and friendly) asked what it was, and what I was doing. I was honest (I couldn't care less) and he looked totally surprised, and said "Oh, I would never have thought thats what it was". Seriously girls - most people don't know what a "streamate" is.
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