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mufinmn

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What is the name of your state?

Kali-fornia (ala the Governator)

My wife interviewed for a position as a CFO at a non-profit. She specifically requested that her present employer not be contacted until she gave permission. One of the interviewers, who coincidentally knows her boss, notified him of her intentions. He immediately confronted her about it in an emotional, inappropriate way, then proceeded to begin a hostile, uncomfortable pattern of behavior (I call it harrassment) until she finally gave notice of her resignation. Granted, other issues in the workplace were bothering her, but this pushed her over the edge.

And, of course, even though the prospective employer had been extremely interested in her skills and experience, and had been even personable with her, the thanks-but-no-thanks response was rote and to the point. It just seems as if she was bushwacked.

Have confidentiality laws been broken here?
 
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Beth3

Senior Member
Have confidentiality laws been broken here? No. While it was very unprofessional of this individual to say anything to her present employer, there are no confidentiality laws involved here. Nothing unlawful occurred.

Her present boss being a jerk once he found out she was interviewing elsewhere wasn't against the law either.
 

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