Has a former employer ever lied about you just so you couldn't get a new job?
@beautyqueen26 (16030)
United States
August 11, 2007 2:48pm CST
Today I was watching a movie about a guy whose former employer made up lies about him just to keep him from working in his industry anymore. Needless to say, the man was completely discredited and noone in his field wanted to give him another job. The movie did not turn out well for anybody. And, I was thinking, this only happens in the movies right? Former employers and disgruntled bosses aren't allowed to bad mouth their former employees on a whim, are they? They can't legally do that, right?
Has a former employer ever made up lies about you just to keep you from getting a new job? What did you do about it? Do you think you would sue a former boss for making up lies about you and ruining your chances of getting a job?
4 responses
@sandwedge (1339)
• Malaysia
12 Aug 07
it employer must be an as5hole to be doing that if there is nothing wrong with the ex-employee. i have had calls from soon-to-be new employers of me ex-staffs and have never for once opine on a personal basis. its always work related and it stays that way.
i would guess there maybe employers from hell that may do what beautyqueen26 described. they maybe those that thinks everything is personal.
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@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
12 Aug 07
Yes, that is very smart to keep things on a business level. Perhaps there are laws that would allow a disgruntled ex-employee to sue a former employer for slander. I am not sure if this is true. However, even if it were just a possibility, that would make me very careful about the bad things I might think to say about an employee. They might sue me for monetary damages.
@navtech (1773)
• India
13 Aug 07
dear beautyqueen26, Generally former employers and bosses would not adopt this means method. There are some rascals out there. They are born criminals. In one of my friends case the boss complined to his would be employer that my friend swindled money from their company which was of course a false information. Actually, the boss used to swindle money from the company. Though my friend knew the fact but he did not inform the owner as he had to evidence to prove. Since he made a complaint to his prospective employer, he told what his boss did to him. We, both of us went to the owner of the company and complained againt his boss as to what he did. Next day the boss was not only got arrested for embazzlement but also lost employment.
@tinamwhite (3252)
• United States
12 Aug 07
In the USA, there is a law in many states that says that a past employer can only state how long a person worked for you...ie...hire and discharge dates and whether or not that person would be eligible for rehire....anything else is illegal and a company/person can be successfully sued because of it...
@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
11 Aug 07
Yes this has happened to me before.I was working in a chain pizza restaurant one time as the head cook in the kitchen.And wanted to move in with my boyfriend in another town 2 hrs away.I went to the same restauant that was also in this town of his,and the boss said i can transfer right away if i want to.He then got in touch with the present boss at the time and the boss said i wasnt the head cook and was very slow for this type of business and he dont know why he kept me on all these years and that i wouldnt go to work somewhere else!Well the new boss hired me anyway after all that was badly said and found out on his own that none of the stuff was true!The old boss just didnt want me to go because he couldnt get anyone else put up with his perversion and ignorant ways.Just a big A-hole.I told him off in front of a full restaurant.Paybacks a B.
