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Re:Can it get me into real troubles?
aless1944 1 Reviews 1231 reads
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Doesn't your employer have anything better to do with his time?  He should be running the company, not sticking his nose into his employees' private life!

x1012666 reads

If I go hobbying and my employer learns about it, can he:
Have me listed as a sex offender even if I never got into trouble for hobbying?
Put special notes by my information that will come up everytime when another employer or whoever does background check on me?
If I go look for a new job and don't mention about my current job at all, can my next employer find out I worked at my current post by doing background or whatever checks on me?
What is the background searching engine that most employer use?  I want to use it to search myself and see what comes up.

Absolutely not!  A person must be convicted of a sex crime (solicitation is not among those crimes by the way), and if any person tried to spread information regarding you and hobbying, they would open themselves up to a lawsuit.

It is possible, but again, should you find out about it, there is a very good chance that a court would deem this slander or libel.  Having taken courses about how to legally hire and fire people, I can tell you that employers are well adviced to not go there.  Think about it:  What is the upside?  Revenge?  Then think about the downside: a costly and embarrassing lawsuit.

If an employer is so inclined, he can find out a lot of things about you by hiring a PI.  Most do not.  The biggest downside to not mentioning your current job is explaining the gap in your work experience should the present job have lasted a while.  When I look over resumes, that is something that always stands out.  You better be prepared to have an answer for that.

There are a multitude of research engines people use, starting with just goggling the person in question.  I haven't found them to be very worth while in determining anything meaningful about the person in question.  The gold standard for me in hiring is getting people I know who can vouch for the person, plus, if the position is a high enough one, a pre-employment screening by a psychologist.

And by the way, the likelyhood that any corporation will black-ball a person because he has seen an escort or had an affair is very remote.  If it were true, then who the hell would there be to hire?

(still not a lawyer)

chicmtbll1151 reads

Check with Chicago, it is a crime to solicit for prostitution - Patrons of Prostitution and they will post your smug shot on the web clearpath

One of these days I'm going to go down to the police station and ask to register so that I can become a sex offender to see what the look on their faces will be.

:o)

1) - true... but ve haf vays of making you cooporate.... seriously, while being entertained by a young lass would be difficult to use against you, if you review on-line while at work well, the argument is that that compromises corporate internet security - --- be carefull out there...

Most of the time, firing occurs due to poor job performance... or (as I have seen) questionable business practices (oh my, and just why did ya jet off to France in the spring with you young hottie admin assistant?)!  

Anyone, and I mean, anyone can find out a ton about anyone - all ya gots to do, is know where to look....

Black-ball?  Mr.F - we need to talk.  Black-balling happens EVERY SINGLE FRICKIN' DAY!  But no-one is stupid enough to write it down.  it is usually a quiet phone call - you look through the resume... and notice that Sam Adams worked over at Hancocks Pen factory... you call a friend over there you know from a previous job... "Ben, I have a fella, Sam Adams, who is applying for a position with me over here at Revere's Quill Sets, Inc.  He seems to be good, how come he wants to leave your shop to come and work with us?"  Ben replies, "Sam Adams, that twit!  I canned his ass cause he got my daughter pregnant and to top it all off, posted nude pictures of her on the internet....  If you see that sorry sob, punch him in the nose for me!"  

Well, you get the pic, nothing written down, nothing said to poor Sam Adams... believe me, it happens.  

AS for your - who the hell would there be to hire?  hee hee!  lots - play this out differently "Sam Adams!  great guy - used to know the absolute f**king best escorts!  Works like crazy and plays like crazy as well.  We could not promote him, sooooo, he went a lookin - hate to loose him, but right now our budget won't permit a promotion."  depends on who ya piss off - and how well ya do your job....

Always a balance - always.

x1011052 reads

If the employer doesn't feel comfortable with the working gap, can he/she find out where did the person previous work by searching themselves?

just assume the worst and just pass on to another applicant.

They tend to be lazy types, like yours truly.

Bottom line:  Gaps are bad.

Turkana1014 reads

and I am a lawyer.  If you're using your work computer to make dates or write reviews, you may be disciplined for violating company computer policy.  But what you do on your own time is your own business, so long as you don't get caught violating the law.  No responsible employer is going to fire you for "seeing an escort."  They'd risk a lawsuit from you for invasion of privacy, defamation, libel and god knows what else.  And how are they going to prove it?  Call her as a witness?

Cool your jets, take a deep breath...
...then on you own computer, read some reviews, find a nice lady, and have a good time.

Doesn't your employer have anything better to do with his time?  He should be running the company, not sticking his nose into his employees' private life!

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