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Originally Posted by ZJP

It's sort of their way of background checking you before they hire you. If you saw a picture of a potential employee holding a beer in one hand and a joint in another hand would you hire him?

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente...re_hiring.html

A beer and a joint, no.. But if it were only a beer, that would not sway my decision of my hiring process of the employee.
I have hired and fired numerous employees at my previous employer and what really matters is the persons job history (how long they were there ofcourse is a major factor, and position they held along with any commendations and special projects). What a person does in their personal life has no merit on my judgement.
Take me for example, I am heavily tatted. But at work I wear long sleeves, including on the casual dress day that we have. Now it is none of my employers business to know what is on my body due to the fact that this has no merit on how I can conduct myself at work.