Quote: (09-12-2013 01:20 PM)Samseau Wrote:
Quote: (09-12-2013 10:24 AM)MikeCF Wrote:
Quote: (09-11-2013 11:11 PM)Samseau Wrote:
Are you sure about that? When I applied to my last job I gave a contact of someone I worked for, and they called him up and they gave him a short interview about who I was.
If I listed my old job that I got fired from, even if I list that I quit, they could call them up and they would say they fired me and probably make shit up about me.
The company's lawyer would not not hearing that.
An employer CAN say what they want. But it's not worth the hassle. If they put you on blast, you could potentially sue them.
Well run companies do not do anything outside of confirming dates of employment.
Would it be worth my time for suing them? What kind of a lawyer would I need?
Only worth suing if they lied. If they told the truth about you getting fired then you have no case. The reason why the lawyers don't want companies giving out information is there are murky situations where it's not clear if someone fired or quit so they'd rather just cover their asses. That said getting fired isn't as big of a black mark as you might think. Just have a good story. My favorites are, "they decided to go a different direction" or "creative differences". Also if your soon to be ex-employer asks you to sign anything then you have leverage. You can usually negotiate what they'll say if a referencer checker calls and a few weeks severance.