i was just in a store and i overheard a store manager talking to an employee about another employee. she said something along the lines of, if she doesnt show up today she's going to fire her and put her on the bad list so she couldn't get a job at other stores. i was almost tempted to ask what she meant by that, but of course then i'd be admitting i was listening in on her private conversation (which she had on the not so private sales floor). anyhow, what? i've never heard of such a thing.
2007-08-01 07:00:24 · 3 answers · asked by sara 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
I have never heard of such a thing. I have worked in retail at both the store and corporate level. All that I can think of is that is the store is a chain, internally their is a list of employees that are blacklisted should they go to another mall and try to get a job with the same store.
The conversation you heard was extremely uprofessional and should have been done in the back office.
2007-08-01 07:05:02 · answer #1 · answered by Eric G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know which country you are in but in the UK, it's supposed to be illegal for any organisation and / or groups of companies, unions etc. etc. from having an "Employee Blacklist". Some Industries are still using "Blacklisting" to prevent people from getting employed but it's not as common today as it used to be. I know that the US Steel Industry uses "Blacklisting". Basically, what "Blacklisting" is, is a regularly updated list of undesirables as according to the person that puts a name to the list. This list is circulated to all people, companies, unions, organisations, agencies etc. etc. that have an interest in such a list. If you work in a store and get fired, even if it was for no good reason such as a supervisor just didn't like your face, then it's obvious that the company would prevent you from working in any of it's stores across the whole country. Now assuming that you are innocent of any wrong doing, you wouldn't worry too much as there are plenty of other companies to work for. However, now imagine that you are innocent of any wrongdoing and are sacked because your manager didn't like you being better dressed than she is. That manager not only reported you to the Head Office to prevent you from getting work with that company again but that Manager put your name, address, Date of Birth etc. onto a list and sent that amended list to 200 big companies. Now what are the chances of you getting a good job in that type of work, ever again? If this happened in the UK, you should report the details to the Department of Works and Pensions, if it's the US, forget it as US Law says that companies and the rich people behind them can treat human life like sh*t and destroy any person that is needed to be destroyed to protect the company and it's corrupt executives.
2007-08-01 07:22:04 · answer #2 · answered by kendavi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means the company will give a bad reference to anyone who asks.
2007-08-01 07:31:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋