I haven't been able to find decent work down here in Pensacola, as of yet. This weekend was our (the boyfriend and I) friend's birthday, so we joined her out on Saturday. When we got there, we met a couple of her friends and her roommate. After a while, we ended up talking about my lack of employment when the roommate asked me what my qualifications were. "Well, I've served for five years, so I have a lot of customer service experience, and I have a bachelor's degree." Roommate was keenly interested in the fact that I had my degree, since that's the requirement at her work for a management position. I'd also previously worked for a branch of this company before, so I know it really well and am very comfortable with the idea of working for them again, so I was super interested (not to mention the fact that it's an actual living, breathing job with benefits and pretty good pay).
There's just one problem.
They run a background check. And it's not even that I have bad credit (I don't) or have a criminal record (no way Jose). I'm just afraid what a couple of my former employers are saying about me. You see, over the last two years I haven't had the best of luck with jobs, and they haven't worked out quite well, despite the hard work put in on my behalf. I'm truly afraid that anything that someone may say about me (because theoretically, anything could be in there) may be misconstrued or even an inaccurate representation of my work ethic (and ethics in general). I know I'm honest (to a fault) and a very hard worker. I care about others, and I thrive when I know exactly what is expected of me (and those I'm working with).
The harsh reality is, if I don't get this job (or at least another pretty much immediately), I will probably need to go back to Arizona (or California) to find work. This means being across the country from boyfriend again, and I do not want to have to do that. So for all of you readers, your prayers and good thoughts are greatly appreciated, and I will be sure to let you all know either way what the outcome of all this is.
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Good luck! I hope it works out for you. It's law that a previous employer can't actually say anything negative about you. The only thing they can do is verify that you worked for them and that the dates of work and the pay is correct. They can't even say if you were fired or let go. Hope that eases your mind!
ReplyDeleteOops, I meant "are" correct. My excuse for this example of bad grammar is that it's Friday and I'm sleepy!
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