amy1272hou asked: I had an AMAZING interview with a company that I am thrilled to work for. Money is solid, company is solid, close to home, all that you can ask for! Everything was great… BUT … I did not get the job. I’m seriously qualified (not over qualified).
When I finally got a hold of someone there… I was very nice… but I was told that I did not get the job because they could not verify the 4 years I spent working for FREAKIN’ ENRON!!!
Is this legal? Could they in fact hire what is likely a “lesser” candidate for the position because they could not verify the employment of my time with Enron?
I **** to call it discrimination…. BUT…..
Have all of the W-2’s proving my employment and statements from what WAS my Enron 401(k). (was sooo temped to use those as toilet paper!) I had already provided the prospective employer with a professional reference during the application process… however my former boss has moved away and the contact information is no longer current.
I contacted this prospective employer via e-mail thanking them for their consideration. With W-2’s attached in the e-mail I also asked them to please contact me if the new hire does not work out. I received a very favorable and friendly response from the HR Director, thanking me for providing the Enron information and letting me know that I would be the first call if things did not work out with the new hire. GREAT! NOT…
The next day, a friend of mine, who works for this company, told me that the new hire is the neice of the CFO. She just graduated from college this Summer and has next to no experience.
Figures!!
