your ex boss was a prick

[Dixon007]

so i have a job interview and they want me to disclose all the jobs i ever had, no problem . here is the problem. i used to work at a grocery store back in the day, one day i couldn't make it, i called in my supervisor , he said no problem, next thing i know, i am fired for no call no show by the manger, i took it to the union, they fought it , end result = didn;t fill a grivence in 7 days = nothing can be done , they said we gonna take it further such as arbitrator which will take a year.advised me not do it cuz my case will not win. . so i said its only a part time job 8 hours a week , i am not gonna go out of my way and fight it, i already had a full time job and was in school. so i said i quit from fighting it and the union said no problem and put quit on my record of employment, manger says to me , no the union is wrong,u got fired, so if my future job calls this manger, he is gonna bad talk me even tho i didn;t do anything wrong, i stood up to him for his wrongful doing, firing without cause. If i tell this information on the interview and they contact my ex boss, , who are they going to believe ? i should also stated that everybody in that old job backed me up. even the supervisor and 3 other mangers, i even pull up phone records stating i called in. but the manger is just a prick . so i could disclose this information or i could give them anybody;s else number but the manger such as another manger or supervisor and they will say i am a good guy that i am . what u think ?
thank u.

[boyoflondon]

Why are you losing sleep over this?

Who cares about some grocery job you had back in the day ... is it really relevant to the job you applied for now? Most likely no ... at least I hope not, in which case you can forget about it. Don't mention it and you wont have problems with certain questions coming up during an interview.

[Gmas]

Employers know that there are difficult people within other organizations…people that just like to cause problems for others. Best thing to do is just to be totally honest in any mention of him going forward, but DON’T go out of your way to bad mouth him. It will bring you down to his level and make it seem like there maybe is more there than there actually is.

If it were me, I’d tell future employers:

“I left my last job due to some difficulties I was having with a manager there. There was an incident where I wasn’t able to make it in, I did my due diligence in making them aware of it, and then he flat out lied about it my next shift. I had another job at the time and decided I didn’t want to deal with this person anymore. If you call Mr. xxxxxx I’m not really sure what he’ll say about me, however I’d be happy to provide you with numerous other references in the company as there are many people there who were aware and appreciative of the level of work I provided."

Just frame it as a solitary case, and talk about how everyone else knows you did a good job. Honesty like that will earn you big points too.

[bruizeman]

don't.... tell... them?

[rofl]

OP, don't do what Gmas is suggesting. That is ridiculous.

[mingming]

+1 to other posters who said "dont list the job"

my resume only lists back to 2nd year co-op. all those 1st year co-op, high school part time jobs, i dont even bother listing.

[Bazooka Joe]

Why are you losing sleep over this?

Who cares about some grocery job you had back in the day ... is it really relevant to the job you applied for now? Most likely no ... at least I hope not, in which case you can forget about it. Don't mention it and you wont have problems with certain questions coming up during an interview.

don't.... tell... them?

OP, don't do what Gmas is suggesting. That is ridiculous.

+1 to other posters who said "dont list the job"

my resume only lists back to 2nd year co-op. all those 1st year co-op, high school part time jobs, i dont even bother listing.

+ (whatever)

Don't mention it. For two reasons:

1. They're never going to find out.
2. They're never going to find out.

If I had to list every job I ever had it'd be a 20 page manifesto.

If by some miracle or devine intervention they do find out, say that you didn't think part time jobs counted, or that you didn't think that non-applicable jobs counted, or that you were X old at the time and only went back 10-20 years (unless by "back in the day" you really mean "back a day".

[blainehamilton]

1. Learn to form proper sentances and use the shift key when applicable.

2. Don't use the job as a reference. It doesn't matter if you screwed up, they screwed up, or you both did. Just don't list it. If they find out about it, use the reasons BJ listed.

3. Don't stress over it.

[Dixon007]

i forgot to say i can;t not leave it out because this is my 2nd time applying to this job. federal government job. so when i applied last yaer, i told them i used to work there when i had no problems with the manager, so if i leave it out, they gonna notice i left it out and ask why ? i am thinking i am gonna go what gmas said.
thank u

[mingming]

i forgot to say i can;t not leave it out because this is my 2nd time applying to this job. federal government job. so when i applied last yaer, i told them i used to work there when i had no problems with the manager, so if i leave it out, they gonna notice i left it out and ask why ? i am thinking i am gonna go what gmas said.
thank u

you think they'll really remember who you are from last year?
nor will i think they'll care about a small grocery job you did

[fly]

you think they'll really remember who you are from last year?
nor will i think they'll care about a small grocery job you did

Most likely, they won't even ask about it.. If it's government job you're applying to, they'll probably do a background check and it'll list the jobs you've had. Companies these days don't give out references. The only thing they can do is confirm your job title, your start date and end date.

[boyoflondon]

Who cares if the job you are trying to get is for the gov?!?!

What does a grocery job have to do with a government position? Unless you are interviewing for a cafeteria position where the knowledge of produce is valuable, then forget about it.

You are supposed to tailor your resume for the position you are applying for. NEVER just slam every place you worked at on the resume ...