What is the name of your state? Colorado
This is a bizarre situation, I'm not really sure where to post it. I recently graduated from school and a potential employer has asked me for references from two specific instructors. I sent the form to one of my instructors at school, not knowing that she had quit. When I didn't hear from her I called her and she told me she had quit and that she would call the school to have her mail forwarded. She then called and told me that the letter I had sent to her -- specifically to her name -- had been opened by another instructor who was not on my list of specified instructors, who then filled out the form and sent it in.
First question is if that was mail tampering -- I know employers have a right to open employee mail, but this was just another employee.
Second question is is it legal for someone to send a referral to a potential employer without my having asked that person to do so, and without that person telling me that they had done it. In addition, I wasn't supposed to get a reference from that instructor, the employer clearly told me they wanted a reference from the one I had sent the form to. It seems that the school overstepped its bounds by initiating communication with my potential employer; I signed a waiver saying the employer could contact whomever they wanted but I believe that meant that I was consenting to the employer initiating contact, not my school.
What are my rights here?What is the name of your state?
This is a bizarre situation, I'm not really sure where to post it. I recently graduated from school and a potential employer has asked me for references from two specific instructors. I sent the form to one of my instructors at school, not knowing that she had quit. When I didn't hear from her I called her and she told me she had quit and that she would call the school to have her mail forwarded. She then called and told me that the letter I had sent to her -- specifically to her name -- had been opened by another instructor who was not on my list of specified instructors, who then filled out the form and sent it in.
First question is if that was mail tampering -- I know employers have a right to open employee mail, but this was just another employee.
Second question is is it legal for someone to send a referral to a potential employer without my having asked that person to do so, and without that person telling me that they had done it. In addition, I wasn't supposed to get a reference from that instructor, the employer clearly told me they wanted a reference from the one I had sent the form to. It seems that the school overstepped its bounds by initiating communication with my potential employer; I signed a waiver saying the employer could contact whomever they wanted but I believe that meant that I was consenting to the employer initiating contact, not my school.
What are my rights here?What is the name of your state?