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And just like that my new job goes bust over a stupid ****in' overreaction to a paperwork mistake.
Took me a couple hours to figure it all out myself but here's the nutshell:
When I first interviewed with my immediate supervisor, I didn't mention that i had had a short-lived job( a matter of days, it wasn't, and I mean really wasn't, for me) between this job and my previous since less than a week is not something that goes on a resume. This is not new, or unusual, I am not the only one to do this by a long shot.
So I go in with all my paperwork completed and my 401K info and pass that oin to my boss's boss.
about an hour later my immediate ex boss calls me into his office and my last few minutes went like this--I didn't puzzle this out 100% till some time after, but apparently, they thought I'd lied about the circumstances of leaving the last job posted on my resume( i hadn't and didn't).
2 things I didn't know till a bit after--the resume i sent was sent by saccident( I clicked the wrong button and sent it without meaning to, but it turns out it was *NOT*the revised resume I had made and still read "Nov 2000-Present" and not "5 Nov 2000-29 June 2007" so I can see how that could have been taken that way.
Also, I just last night read my 401K stuff with my mom( she's in HR herself and can't ****in' understand this either). and the "Status" came up "Terminated" and not "Left Employment". That's all I can figure is maybe this caused them to think I was fired, and didn't work my last 2 weeks notice and leave voluntarily (I most definitely DID work my notice).
But see here's the thing:
All's any ONE of them would have had to do is call me in and talk to ME about those things, and could have simply asked and gotten an answer. I could have called HR at my previous job and verified my notice, and exxplained the resume thing.
But no.
I mean my immediate boss understood but it was out of his power, and ****in' temper-boy above him just told him out of hand to can me. Nobody asked me a thing, or involved me in any part of the discussion or questiions. I even asked my boss if it would make a difference if I went to speak to them myself about it and was told that at this point "he's not gonna let it work".
So I did the best thing I could have. After I was released and went home, I typed up , if I do say so myself, a very professional letter explaining the things I have just blogged about, and drove right back, let the front desk lady know I was just stopping by to deliver it to temper-boy, and left.
At this point I didn't even care about getting the job back. All I cared about was that the "stain" against my honesty be removed.
There's no two ways about it, I'm either gonna hear back, or I ain't.
Frankly, twixt you, me and the Web....After this, I'm not sure I care one way or the other--If I don't hear back, I wouldn't want to work at a place where someone above me just hauls off, cops a temper and makes snap judgments without ever contacting the party in question. Not once. Ever.
SO it's a pisser, but after the initial shock, I'm not shedding any tears. I don't even like R&B/Dance music stuff, but it's like that song said : "It's not right, but it's okay/ I'm gonna make it anyway.."
I was gonna fix my eyes with the money I was saving in my credit union account, now it has to all go into my checking. I don't want to do it, but now, since I can't assume I'm gonna find something right off the bat, I'm good to go for the next 2 months if I have to, so it's not like I have *nothing* but it's a pisser nonetheless.
Got a lead or two, and it's back to the hunt again.....again.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......
Took me a couple hours to figure it all out myself but here's the nutshell:
When I first interviewed with my immediate supervisor, I didn't mention that i had had a short-lived job( a matter of days, it wasn't, and I mean really wasn't, for me) between this job and my previous since less than a week is not something that goes on a resume. This is not new, or unusual, I am not the only one to do this by a long shot.
So I go in with all my paperwork completed and my 401K info and pass that oin to my boss's boss.
about an hour later my immediate ex boss calls me into his office and my last few minutes went like this--I didn't puzzle this out 100% till some time after, but apparently, they thought I'd lied about the circumstances of leaving the last job posted on my resume( i hadn't and didn't).
2 things I didn't know till a bit after--the resume i sent was sent by saccident( I clicked the wrong button and sent it without meaning to, but it turns out it was *NOT*the revised resume I had made and still read "Nov 2000-Present" and not "5 Nov 2000-29 June 2007" so I can see how that could have been taken that way.
Also, I just last night read my 401K stuff with my mom( she's in HR herself and can't ****in' understand this either). and the "Status" came up "Terminated" and not "Left Employment". That's all I can figure is maybe this caused them to think I was fired, and didn't work my last 2 weeks notice and leave voluntarily (I most definitely DID work my notice).
But see here's the thing:
All's any ONE of them would have had to do is call me in and talk to ME about those things, and could have simply asked and gotten an answer. I could have called HR at my previous job and verified my notice, and exxplained the resume thing.
But no.
I mean my immediate boss understood but it was out of his power, and ****in' temper-boy above him just told him out of hand to can me. Nobody asked me a thing, or involved me in any part of the discussion or questiions. I even asked my boss if it would make a difference if I went to speak to them myself about it and was told that at this point "he's not gonna let it work".
So I did the best thing I could have. After I was released and went home, I typed up , if I do say so myself, a very professional letter explaining the things I have just blogged about, and drove right back, let the front desk lady know I was just stopping by to deliver it to temper-boy, and left.
At this point I didn't even care about getting the job back. All I cared about was that the "stain" against my honesty be removed.
There's no two ways about it, I'm either gonna hear back, or I ain't.
Frankly, twixt you, me and the Web....After this, I'm not sure I care one way or the other--If I don't hear back, I wouldn't want to work at a place where someone above me just hauls off, cops a temper and makes snap judgments without ever contacting the party in question. Not once. Ever.
SO it's a pisser, but after the initial shock, I'm not shedding any tears. I don't even like R&B/Dance music stuff, but it's like that song said : "It's not right, but it's okay/ I'm gonna make it anyway.."
I was gonna fix my eyes with the money I was saving in my credit union account, now it has to all go into my checking. I don't want to do it, but now, since I can't assume I'm gonna find something right off the bat, I'm good to go for the next 2 months if I have to, so it's not like I have *nothing* but it's a pisser nonetheless.
Got a lead or two, and it's back to the hunt again.....again.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......
