Posted by joslynn on July 18, 2006, at 16:11:46
In reply to explaining a long period of unemployment, posted by helpme on July 9, 2006, at 20:21:21
Hmm. Ok, technically, you quit, then they lied and said you were fired. Did you quit with a resignation letter? If so, do you have it on hand?
Can you have a friend call the HR department pretending to be a potential employer for you and have them ask if you worked there and why you left. If they are big enough to have HR, and they are over 100 people (and even if they aren't) they have to be very, very careful about what they say. Do the test run first with your friend as the caller. If they just say, you worked from X day to Y day and that's all they say, then that's that and you won't have to worry.
As for the reason...I would say that you quit because the job didn't give you a chance to use your full range of skills, which are (blah blah, list your skills here, being very positive) and you look forward to a job like the one at Acme Corp (or whatever) because it allows you to use your abilities in a team environment.
There are definitely dysfunctional workplaces out there. I worked at one once for two years. Then I got laid off and found something much better. You never know, you could find something really great, and this will all be a bad memory, or something you could write a book about, such as "The Devil Wears Prada".
(Not to minimize your pain. I used to come home, shut the door, slide down onto the floor and cry with exhaustion at the end of the day with my old job. And I was making a low salary too! I know what it's like to live with a terrible job.)
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