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Am I screwed |
| Message Name: |
negative remarks |
| Date Posted: |
01/25/2001 |
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When I first entered consulting after college, about two years ago, I was young and naive. I was just like you and would never have taken a check I didn't think I earned. Well now I have been around the block a bit and I learned that many of the people in consulting are not good people. I learned never to trust anyone and always, ALWAYS Cover Your Ass.
You did absolutely nothing wrong. How many times has your firm basically screwed you. Denial is not a River in Egypt. You as a low level employee cannot be responsible for the actions of those above you. What you need to do in this case is Deny, Deny, Deny. Act like nothing has happened. Don't offer information. Win over these fat corporate asses at their own game. You see most companies have a policy that they will not say anything negative about you. This is because when they make accusations they open themselves up to expensive lawsuits.
Apply for your next job like nothing has happened and that your previous employer loved you. If they do something stupid and say anything negative, get a lawyer, and get him to write a brief letter explaining what will happen if they continue... You will then see spineless corporate monkeys scurry away from you.
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| Message: |
Even though companies will not make negative remarks for fear of lawsuits, HR personnel have other unspoken ways of communicating to other HR personnel. For example, you suck as an employee, the HR rep at your previous company would say "Yes, he started on 01/01/00 and resigned on 01/01/01", but if you were an excellent employee they would say "Yes, he started on 01\01\00 and resigned on 01\01\01, he never missed a day, he was always a courteous employee, had excellent reviews from management, and so on and so forth.." The point I am making if they talk alot about you, the better the picture is for the potential company. Just remember, there is a way around everything.
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