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Aileen_Asphodel
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I am in Pennsylvania.
I have reason to believe that a previous employer may be disclosing false negative information about me to potential employers. I intend to have a neutral party call to request information from them in order to discover what may be being said.
I want to be thorough, so please forgive me if this seems a trifle verbose.
Here is why I believe this is going on. I feel it is important to say that I am nineteen years old, and have worked only three, minimum wage, simple jobs in my lifetime, none lasting more than three or four months. Two were seasonal positions, and one was simply a very bad choice, which I amicably terminated as soon as I could. In other words, I would have held longer positions had they been possible; I haven't switched jobs out of boredom or lack of desire to work.
The employer I believe may be slandering me is my most recent employer. I always did very good work for them, and was praised on several occasions by employers and customers alike, but quit early due to extremely poor communications with my immediate supervisor (she was scheduling me for such short shifts that I actually could not afford the transportation to work, but weeks of requests from me and promises from her changed nothing). I left a letter of resignation containing specific points as to why I was quitting, why I felt this method was best, and was polite and thorough.
I have applied for over forty jobs since that time, in the past eighteen months, most jobs for which I am quite qualified, but have gotten few interviews. When I am interviewed for a position, it usually goes well. The potential employer seems to enjoy my attitude, personality, and manner, and seems eager to hire me. I am usually promised a phone call in the event that I am hired, or if I am not hired, that I might not be left without knowing. I have not once recieved this phone call. When I do call in order to find out my circumstances, the potential employers are often short with me, even showing what I believe, and what I feel most people would believe, to be a disgusted, angry, or offended manner toward me, as opposed to a polite refusal. This is very different from the cheerful, polite, welcoming manner they show during the interview, or prior to this point. None will disclose any information as to why I was not hired despite being politely asked to do so.
If there is nothing I can legally do, but, regardless, the employer is expressing personal opinions or insinuations that are unfairly detrimental to the opinions of potential employers towards me, is there any other course of action for me? Can I simply not list this employer on my application form? Is there some way I can discuss the problem with a potential employer without seeming as though I were whining or attempting to evade actual accusations of real crimes? Checking the "don't contact this employer" box on some applications might prevent them from calling, but it doesn't take a genius to know how that will look to a potential employer.
Thank you for your time, and for any information you can give me.
I have reason to believe that a previous employer may be disclosing false negative information about me to potential employers. I intend to have a neutral party call to request information from them in order to discover what may be being said.
I want to be thorough, so please forgive me if this seems a trifle verbose.
Here is why I believe this is going on. I feel it is important to say that I am nineteen years old, and have worked only three, minimum wage, simple jobs in my lifetime, none lasting more than three or four months. Two were seasonal positions, and one was simply a very bad choice, which I amicably terminated as soon as I could. In other words, I would have held longer positions had they been possible; I haven't switched jobs out of boredom or lack of desire to work.
The employer I believe may be slandering me is my most recent employer. I always did very good work for them, and was praised on several occasions by employers and customers alike, but quit early due to extremely poor communications with my immediate supervisor (she was scheduling me for such short shifts that I actually could not afford the transportation to work, but weeks of requests from me and promises from her changed nothing). I left a letter of resignation containing specific points as to why I was quitting, why I felt this method was best, and was polite and thorough.
I have applied for over forty jobs since that time, in the past eighteen months, most jobs for which I am quite qualified, but have gotten few interviews. When I am interviewed for a position, it usually goes well. The potential employer seems to enjoy my attitude, personality, and manner, and seems eager to hire me. I am usually promised a phone call in the event that I am hired, or if I am not hired, that I might not be left without knowing. I have not once recieved this phone call. When I do call in order to find out my circumstances, the potential employers are often short with me, even showing what I believe, and what I feel most people would believe, to be a disgusted, angry, or offended manner toward me, as opposed to a polite refusal. This is very different from the cheerful, polite, welcoming manner they show during the interview, or prior to this point. None will disclose any information as to why I was not hired despite being politely asked to do so.
If there is nothing I can legally do, but, regardless, the employer is expressing personal opinions or insinuations that are unfairly detrimental to the opinions of potential employers towards me, is there any other course of action for me? Can I simply not list this employer on my application form? Is there some way I can discuss the problem with a potential employer without seeming as though I were whining or attempting to evade actual accusations of real crimes? Checking the "don't contact this employer" box on some applications might prevent them from calling, but it doesn't take a genius to know how that will look to a potential employer.
Thank you for your time, and for any information you can give me.