Is my situation "conflict of interest?"

[davidscur]

I work in Tennessee for a security company named Securitas. Securitas does security contract work for businesss's. I worked at GAP inc before working for this company. When I left GAP inc I left on good terms, two weeks notice and everything. Started working for Securitas and worked at a Tyson post. Securitas lost the contract for Tyson and transferred me to GAP inc to work at a security post there. It has almost been six months since I worked for GAP inc and I have been at the security post at gap for a month and a half. I started training someone at this post last Friday and found out yesterday that he is going to be taking my position and spot at this post. I called my manager because no one told me what was going on. He told me that there was a conflict of interest because I used to work for GAP inc, and asked how long ago I quit there. I explained to him that it has almost been six months since I worked for GAP. Any advice in this situation? I can't figure out how this is any related to conflict of interest.

 

[FlyingRon]

They don't need a reason to move you. Sometimes it's regarded as a good thing that you are familiar with the store, sometimes it's regarded as a bad thing (too chummy with your ex-coworkers).

 

[single317dad]

Perhaps they fear you're too familiar with the company's own security procedures, which they share only with certain employees, and purposely keep secret from their contracted security firm.

 

[Zigner]

To expand on Flying Ron's post and, hopefully, avoid the follow up question: It doesn't matter whether they claim it's a conflict of interest, or even if it is or isn't a conflict of interest. They are free to move you.