Hi all!
I'm in the process of looking for a job. My husband has been deployed to Iraq since Jan. & is coming home in about a week. We're stationed across the country from my family, he & I decided that since he would be making extra $, I was going to attend college to get my second degree full time & travel instead of work.
I did have a job in Dec. before I left, & was actually planning on staying there part time until he deployed & I knew what my travel plans were. My boss was very mean & condescending to myself, my husband & our situation b/c she does not support the military. I struggled with her for about 4 months, & then decided to leave. I literally stuck the key & a letter (stating I was not going to work for her anymore due to personal and professional differences) in an envelope, slipped it under the door one night & never went back.
Should I include this job on my resume even though I didn't give 2 weeks notice & had issues with my boss? Thanks
2006-08-02 09:31:35 · 6 answers · asked by presserized 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
No. It may not be legal for someone to bad mouth you to a prospective employer but she can easily say "I have nothing to say about her". That will send red flags to your prospects and make them wonder what happened.
2006-08-02 09:39:25 · answer #1 · answered by jdscorrupted 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Your state probably has "at will" employment, meaning that you are not legally required to give 2 weeks notice. This is more of a courtesy. In any case, I would not worry about that.
If you only worked 4 months, I'd leave it off. That is, unless you have other solid references from that job who would back you up and say you were a solid performer and your boss was problematic. If you have that, you can put it on and make sure you give that person's name as a reference.
2006-08-02 09:58:53 · answer #2 · answered by kako 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm an HR Rep and when it comes to bad previous employers everyone has a right to worry. In this case you are worried she will slander your reputation. I would suggest leaving out your short job history since it looks like you only worked there for 4 months. If it was anything around 9 months to a year I wouldn't suggest it.
This day and age to employers protect themselves from slander lawsuits by giving only the bare minimum in employment checks. I know my company along with a lot of others only confirm title, dates of employment, and rate of pay. They do not disclose termination reasons because of these lawsuits.
Best wishes to you and your husband and a big THANK YOU to your husband for serving time in Iraq.
2006-08-02 09:55:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use the experiences on the resume, but do not include any personal problems you may have had... also, do not put an adress to the company, or phone number for reference checks.
you don't want big gaps in employment history
2006-08-02 09:37:46 · answer #4 · answered by surfing_intern 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would leave it out. You may have to explain what you did during those 4 months, though.
2006-08-05 15:00:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use this as your experience but do not put down as your reference
2006-08-02 10:13:38 · answer #6 · answered by xzhou11377 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋