Comments on: Fake Job References: Career Killer or Career Savior?

By: Ask The Work Buzz! When past companies go out of business : The Work Buzz

Ask The Work Buzz! When past companies go out of business : The Work Buzz — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:50:54 +0000

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By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:33:59 +0000

What state is that – ALL of them?! I think most jobs these days would rather hire illegal aliens who got their social security number from God Knows Where than college graduates born here and educated here. Now then, how are those illegals getting past the reference checking and the credit and background checking, I’ll never know!!

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:31:21 +0000

It WON’T. People who say these nasty things online don’t care about the real people out here suffering because of policies they obviously favor.
I wonder if any of them could be so nasty and vengeful in person; I mean, the internet has become so racist and awful lately. It’s as if the only people writing on it and posting on it are the fully employed, white male conservative/Republican misogynist pig ones.

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By: Pamela

Pamela — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:24:08 +0000

Well, I’m allergic to cigarette smoke so food service and bartending-type jobs are out of the question for me. I’d be sick all the time and miss too much work; and those seem to be the only ones that don’t dig too deep into references or credit.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:16:29 +0000

But the ghetto is exactly where these people want all of us reference-less people to wind up. When the only places that will rent to you if you’re paying cash from selling blood or your organs or doing paid clinical trials for experimental drugs for diseases you have to pretend you have, are in the ghetto because everything low priced in decent areas checks credit, references and wants to see a paycheck from a job before they’ll rent to you…again, this is why people sleep in their cars out in the outskirts of town where it’s somewhat safer (for women, I mean) or live in the cheapest motels they can find and pay weekly.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:04:01 +0000

In the US – try NONE. Most states it’s the first year after you’re out of work as long as the employer doesn’t say it’s your fault which they always do. After that, crickets. Welfare is state-by-state with most states giving nothing if you’re single and childless. At least in the UK you do have Job Seeker’s Allowance even if you haven’t paid into the system recently (or at all) to keep you alive.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:00:07 +0000

Not even staying off the streets? That’s ‘no ethical reason’ in this day and age and in this economy?!?!

By: Pamela

Pamela — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:58:37 +0000

No, what’s really unbelievable is that jobs in places no human being should want to live, still require and check these references. And yes I am talking about places unfit for human habitation. And still.

By: Lauree

Lauree — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:19:42 +0000

I am 49. You may think this doesn’t matter, but I was born to and raised by a sociopath who undermined me at every turn. I was very naive and didn’t know what she was doing. To make a long story short, I am an excellent worker. I am a single parent, sole provider who has never received 1 cent of child support, but provided, from working hard, even some private school for my child. I have no debt. We do live modestly, but still make sure we give to help the less fortunate. I have a lot of health problems, but have no insurance. I do not take medication, except over the counter and just as needed (colds, allergies). I had to move quickly because my mother was setting me up for a really nasty fall. We left and now I need references. Due to how I was raised, I am pretty much an introvert and loner. I do not have many people who will vouch for me, even though I do not practice lying, I do not cheat or steal — I have an impecable record. My current employer did all the background checks (finger printing, credit checks, etc.). I have a very good credit record. Own my own (small) home – no mortgage. Own my own car – no loan. I have never been married to have anyone support me. But as time goes on, I have lost contact with the people in my past (goes back to my sociopath mom interfering in my life). I find myself in the almost surreal position of having no vouchers, even though I have worked very hard and been diligent with my finances. I find it a very odd reality to possibly have no choice but to use a service like this someday – otherwise I can’t work. Unbelievable!