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Update on post 115. Have you ever had a potential employer verify your current income?
February 8, 2012 at
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I am in the middle of a potential job change. Today is interview #2. This is a technical interview. Yesterday, they sent me the link to fill out their application. They asked what my current "verifiable compensation" is. Why is that any of their business? I only see that as a possible negotiating tool for them. If I put my current salary, it could cost me $5k-$10k in salary for this new potential job. But, if I exaggerate it and they find out, it could cost me the job. The guy I know who is recommending me for this position (and who is also doing the technical interview today) told me to exaggerate it. So, I did. Have you lied about your current income? Anyone ever had a potential employer actually ask for verification?
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A guy I worked with got a new job...his current boss called his upcoming boss and told them if they went through hiring him, that the current company would make it very hard for the new company to get contracts with the current company anymore (and he did have the power to do that).
The guy swapping jobs found out because the new company called and said 'we don't want you if that is what it costs'......well, the guy swapping flipped out, threatened to sue, was at the airport flying to a job site for the week...so he drove back into the office from the airport, dropped off his stuff and said "f-off"
It was pretty crazy.
Then I would tell my current employer that they should have asked ME if I was ok with pushing my start date back. Then inform them that "if you had gone through me and not made such a stupid breach of etiquette I would have discussed the matter with my future employer and worked the extra two weeks. As it is though, I will be starting my new position as planned in two weeks".
But that is just me, seems like Mavtech is a little more even keeled than I am
Who am I kidding? I would have left the moment I found out they contacted my new employer.
Who am I kidding? I would have left the moment I found out they contacted my new employer.
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Pretty sure the guy switching jobs still got paid for the next two weeks as a kind of settlement.
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq-...cobra.html
If you do it right there shouldn't be a gap.
Your in the driver seat don't let your employer try and call the shots.
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq-...cobra.html
If you do it right there shouldn't be a gap.
But in any case, these are costs you should not have to incur... At the very least tell the boss either the company pays for your March insurance or you are done when you said you were done. Case closed!
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