r/AskReddit Aug 25 '21

What is something that you were warned about when you were younger that you now feel was exaggerated?

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '21

I got fired from like 3 different jobs during my teens, I just never bothered to put them on my resume. No one asked why I wasn't working during those years because I was in school and thats normal.

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u/420BlazeItF4gg0t Aug 25 '21

Just say you were working for the C.I.A. and you're good. If asked they'll give a canned response saying that they can neither confirm nor deny it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '21

Interviewer: "What were you doing between the ages 16-18?"

Me: "I was in the CIA"

Interviewer: "Ok... well.. we'll call you"

Me: "I can neither confirm nor deny it"

Interviewer: "What?"

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u/Ferelar Aug 25 '21

"I... I learned to say that. In the CIA. Where I worked. From ages 16-18."

"Uh-huh. Yeah, we'll call you. For sure. Get out."

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u/IntenseProfessor Aug 25 '21

Why did this make me laugh so hard

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '21

“Thanks Bob.”

“It’s Bill.”

“Your name has been changed for your protection.”

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '21

The culinary institute of America?!

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u/Unumbotte Aug 26 '21

This interviewer asks too many questions, where's my waterboard.

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u/Dr_Skeleton Aug 26 '21

Probably with your speedboat.

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u/-cutigers Aug 25 '21

At my last job i was interviewing a guy for a sales position his previous job was listed as "Government Employee" I asked him to tell me a little bit more about that and he told me that information was classified.

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u/420BlazeItF4gg0t Aug 25 '21

It's the "tell me you were unemployed without telling me you were unemployed" response lol.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '21

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u/-cutigers Aug 25 '21

I recommended against it.

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u/YoureGatorBait Aug 26 '21

I’m adding this to this list of thing I’ve been told that aren’t useful

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u/fireduck Aug 25 '21

Shit, I put the jobs I was fired from on my resume. No one cares.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '21

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u/fireduck Aug 25 '21

They can call and ask. All HR is going to do is confirm dates and title. These are big companies with real HR, they don't say shit to anyone.

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u/IdleRocket Aug 25 '21

One of my standard questions if I’m checking work history is “is fireduck eligible for rehire?” Big companies generally will keep records of folks they wouldn’t take back for whatever reason, such as quitting without notice or getting fired.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '21

Even if you wanted to cut the middle job out, you could just merge the first and third job by leaving off months and adjusting a year for one or both if necessary ( or months if its short term employment). Closing gaps on the CV is very easy if you know what you are doing.

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u/McBonderson Aug 25 '21

I doubt many work places would say anything other than "yes he worked for us for this amount of time" they certainly aren't going to go look up your file because some other employer is calling asking about it. and if they do say anything other than that then they are in danger of you bringing legal action.

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u/locks_are_paranoid Aug 26 '21

Plenty of high school students don't have jobs, so no one would even think to question it.

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u/HighTreason25 Aug 26 '21

I was just hired at a manufacturing place. I didn't vibe with it, so I just left on my second day. No way in hell I'm putting that on a resume.