Establish some regulars who do not use the service and build reputation from word of mouth and references. I was a 'member' of a service before it instituted a fee but never re-upped. Yes, there are some providers you will be unable to see because of this but it will not keep you away from all the safe fun out there.
I recently submitted a form to join one of the places that verifies clients for providers. I don't want to give the name of the place because I'm not trying to be a jerk -- I'm just looking for ideas to get around an obstacle. The problem is that I took early retirement from a Fortune 500 company fifteen years ago and I signed a confidentiality agreement about the retirement as part of my retirement package. The lady with the service said that I have to provide a copy of my retirement papers to prove I no longer work there. She said that it's standard procedure and guys routinely do this who are retired and want to be verified. I explained my liability issues to her and also included info about who she could contact to verify me at a place where I have been doing volunteer work for the past three years. Apparently all that matters is my retirement papers from fifteen years ago, as she responded that the info I've supplied is not specific enough to meet her providers requirements and the ball is back in my court.
I'm just not sure why where I worked fifteen-plus years ago is more important than where I am volunteering today. Who's to say that someone didn't take early retirement fifteen years ago and then take a job with LEO (which I DIDN'T). Checking past employment would not catch that.
I just want to make it clear that I respect their decision -- I just don't agree with it. The lady I was working with is just doing her job and trying to protect the community. And that's a good thing.
Any ideas or suggestions -- especially from providers -- would be greatly appreciated.
Establish some regulars who do not use the service and build reputation from word of mouth and references. I was a 'member' of a service before it instituted a fee but never re-upped. Yes, there are some providers you will be unable to see because of this but it will not keep you away from all the safe fun out there.
. . . I know it's hard for guys without active employment to get verified with our most prominent and as yet unnamed service. Two thoughts: send the severance agreement SIGNATURE PAGE ONLY with the company's name redacted. It's worth a try. Second, Date-Check might work once you get a name or two behind you.
As I said earlier, what's to stop someone from early-retiring and then taking a job with LE? You hit upon the key word, Seven -- "Relevance." Why is someone's employment fifteen years ago relevant in verifying who they are and what they are doing NOW? If I was a provider relying on the service to keep me out of jail -- or worse -- by screening potential clients, I'd be a little nervous about all of this. Or, perhaps, there is really nothing to worry about . . .
I find it odd that this service doesn't care what you've been doing for the past 15 years. Sounds like you're being fed the standard party line so I'd find a better party.
There are other verification services so give them a try. Better yet, ask the 2 providers you reviewed to be your references and see some ladies who don't care what your job was 15 years ago. I'll venture a guess that none of them care what you were doing 15 years ago but would be pretty impressed with your volunteerism.
So how do self-employed guys get verified by this service?
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