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ex-boss making accusations |
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Been there.......... |
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05/10/2001 |
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I recently hired a reference checking service to check in on statements which I thought were being made by a former boss. I though that the #%^$ had been saying some nasty stuff, but this conformed it.
Specifically, the guy stated that I was a disciplinary problem (there are no specific documented cases in my personnel file and I was never formally disciplined for anything) and for using corporate money to make a personal trip (wildly untrue- not only not documented, but never raised as an accusation ever to me or former employer).
For some reason, the guy tried to get me sacked by my former employer after he decided to blame me for his removal from a relatively senior position. (I??d been there six months, and had nothing to do it.) He seems to still have it in for badmouthing me.
Any ideas on what to do legally beyond a bland cease and desist letter? I've got a fairly good set of documentation, including a complete copy of my personnel file.
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I have been in your situation. I worked for a company for 5 years. I was promoted to position at the same time that this former boss had come into the company as VP and reported directly to him. I had moved up quickly while with the company and had an excellent rep and rapoor with the rest of senior management. I had soon learned that he was not a fan of mine there and was bad mouthing me to co-workers, both his and mine. He was not well liked in the company and this was brought to my attention rather quickly by people I had worked with for years. Seeing no future there for me, I left the company and have since been promoted again. When I left I had worried about someone contacting him as a reference check and was sure to name specific people within the company with their direct phone numbers for easy contact, also senior management. I had been lucky that my career was unharmed during this time. I had to weigh the pros and cons of legal confrontation and came to the conclusion that any confrontation, legal or not, may scar my reputation and that it was better to just let it remain in the past. A thought that may lighten your feelings is that if your career goes as planned, someday your former boss may find himself reporting to you. Now wouldn't that be interesting?
Advise: Let it go......
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