davidkawasaki
Junior Member
A friend of mine (Mr.S) is fear of getting fired, because he lied on his resume. What happened was, in 2004, he applied for an analyst in a federal agency, he DID lie on his resume. It was about his experience. The job required database analysis experience, but he did not have any at the time. As Mr. A (one of his friends) works at a company and is a manager in a database analysis sub-division office, Mr.S asked him to write a reference letter. The letter indicated that Mr.S worked under Mr. A as a volunteer in the database office over a year, but the truth was that Mr.S had never worked in the company. In the end, Mr.S was hired by the federal agency. Before start working at the agency, Mr.S learned some database analysis online and got the certificates. He overcame some difficulties in the first several months, now he does his work fairly well. But recently the HR office started to review employees' resumes ... this makes him very nervous, he is fear of getting fired if the HR office finds out his lie.
I recommended Mr.S to consult with workplace attorneys to prepare for the worst, but he does not want to do so. That's why I'm writing this post.
I guess his lie might be "a serious workplace offense". So I have some questions regarding his case:
1, If the HR office finds out the truth, how serious would be? as Mr.S works in a federal agency, how many chances he could get fired?
2, If Mr.S gets fired, what happens to Mr.A? He could get fired as well? Oh, there was a detail I didn't mention above. In fact, the HR office called Mr. A to confirm the letter, and Mr. A said the letter was all true ...
3, Is there any possible criminal charges as well?
I would appreciate an early reply.
David
I recommended Mr.S to consult with workplace attorneys to prepare for the worst, but he does not want to do so. That's why I'm writing this post.
I guess his lie might be "a serious workplace offense". So I have some questions regarding his case:
1, If the HR office finds out the truth, how serious would be? as Mr.S works in a federal agency, how many chances he could get fired?
2, If Mr.S gets fired, what happens to Mr.A? He could get fired as well? Oh, there was a detail I didn't mention above. In fact, the HR office called Mr. A to confirm the letter, and Mr. A said the letter was all true ...
3, Is there any possible criminal charges as well?
I would appreciate an early reply.
David
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