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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 373101" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Diva had the same problem but with a different twist - for 3 years could not get a job in town. Her last job was Walmart - they were so unhappy when she left, told her that she was one of their best employees and could come back at anytime. This Spring she applied for a job 30 miles away. During the interview, she was told that Walmart was telling people that she never showed up for work! We think it was because when she was first hired they promised to let her have a few certain days off - one being a family reunion on my side which happens once every 5 - 10 years. They told her no problem, she can have the day off. That was about 2 months into the job. When that day arrived, lo and behold, guess who was scheduled to work? I was furious - she was 14 years old so I called and scolded them. I reminded them that they had promised her that day off and told them she would not be to work that day. It was very unprofessional on their part and if they can not honor hiring agreements, they best not be making them. </p><p> </p><p>This new place has give Diva a chance. She loves it there and they are happy with her work. She is never late for work and never "not shown up". She will no longer be using Wal-Mart as a reference. If she had not gotten this job, I would have had her contact Wal-Mart to ask what basis they had to give this bad reference especially after she was such a "golden" employee.</p><p> </p><p>Do you feel comfortable contacting Human Resources and ask them for the basis of the reference they are giving? You can then take it to a job service agency to see if they know what your rights are or contact an attorney to see if there are any legal courses to stop this reference. A workforce agency may have advice on how to deal with this?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 373101, member: 5096"] Diva had the same problem but with a different twist - for 3 years could not get a job in town. Her last job was Walmart - they were so unhappy when she left, told her that she was one of their best employees and could come back at anytime. This Spring she applied for a job 30 miles away. During the interview, she was told that Walmart was telling people that she never showed up for work! We think it was because when she was first hired they promised to let her have a few certain days off - one being a family reunion on my side which happens once every 5 - 10 years. They told her no problem, she can have the day off. That was about 2 months into the job. When that day arrived, lo and behold, guess who was scheduled to work? I was furious - she was 14 years old so I called and scolded them. I reminded them that they had promised her that day off and told them she would not be to work that day. It was very unprofessional on their part and if they can not honor hiring agreements, they best not be making them. This new place has give Diva a chance. She loves it there and they are happy with her work. She is never late for work and never "not shown up". She will no longer be using Wal-Mart as a reference. If she had not gotten this job, I would have had her contact Wal-Mart to ask what basis they had to give this bad reference especially after she was such a "golden" employee. Do you feel comfortable contacting Human Resources and ask them for the basis of the reference they are giving? You can then take it to a job service agency to see if they know what your rights are or contact an attorney to see if there are any legal courses to stop this reference. A workforce agency may have advice on how to deal with this? [/QUOTE]
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