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Harry you Potter

Original Poster:

187 posts

26 months

Thursday 26th June 2025
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Today I lost my job which came as a bit of shock. I was dragged into a meeting and told the reasons which I don t really agree but hey go I hate the place so didn t really care.

My question, now that I am on the job market constantly trying to secure something else to plug the unemployment gap will my new employer find out from my old employer that I was sacked ?

I m not going to disclose it as they it’ll make it hard for me to get any job. My understanding it is just a standard reference these days - timescale and job title ?

Scabutz

8,805 posts

108 months

Thursday 26th June 2025
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It depends. A reference has to be factual, so they could write in one that you were sacked, because you were. Most companies won't, they will confirm dates worked and job title.

Apply for other jobs. If asked why you left your last place have a canned answer about it wasn't for you etc, nothing negative. Chance it.


Turn7

25,630 posts

249 months

Thursday 26th June 2025
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Were you sacked for your alleged “dirty”
Protest , or did your boss find out how you’d stitched up a car trader ?

Or is this just more of your utter trolling bullst ?

Mods , why has obvious troll not been banned ?

bad company

21,914 posts

294 months

Thursday 26th June 2025
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Another thread from this rather strange op:-

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Scabutz

8,805 posts

108 months

Thursday 26th June 2025
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Turn7 said:
Were you sacked for your alleged dirty
Protest , or did your boss find out how you d stitched up a car trader ?

Or is this just more of your utter trolling bullst ?

Mods , why has obvious troll not been banned ?
Oh FFS. Didnt notice it was him. Wasted my breath.

Gerradi

2,036 posts

148 months

Thursday 26th June 2025
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Scabutz said:
Oh FFS. Didnt notice it was him. Wasted my breath.
Don't... he's he's lonely...

chrisch77

885 posts

103 months

Thursday 26th June 2025
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Cool story bro’

Harry you Potter

Original Poster:

187 posts

26 months

Thursday 26th June 2025
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Scabutz said:
It depends. A reference has to be factual, so they could write in one that you were sacked, because you were. Most companies won't, they will confirm dates worked and job title.

Apply for other jobs. If asked why you left your last place have a canned answer about it wasn't for you etc, nothing negative. Chance it.
Thanks for the response. Good plan and I will certainly chance it.

Harry you Potter

Original Poster:

187 posts

26 months

Thursday 26th June 2025
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Turn7 said:
Were you sacked for your alleged dirty
Protest , or did your boss find out how you d stitched up a car trader ?

Or is this just more of your utter trolling bullst ?

Mods , why has obvious troll not been banned ?
That was 5 years ago and I have moved on from that. I’ve changed a lot since then and have grown up. I was sacked for gross misconduct today.

Scabutz

8,805 posts

108 months

Thursday 26th June 2025
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Harry you Potter said:
I ve changed a lot since then and have grown up.

I was sacked for gross misconduct today.

Countdown

49,067 posts

224 months

Thursday 26th June 2025
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Harry you Potter said:
Today I lost my job which came as a bit of shock. I was dragged into a meeting and told the reasons which I don t really agree but hey go I hate the place so didn t really care.

My question, now that I am on the job market constantly trying to secure something else to plug the unemployment gap will my new employer find out from my old employer that I was sacked ?

I m not going to disclose it as they it ll make it hard for me to get any job. My understanding it is just a standard reference these days - timescale and job title ?
What was the “gross” misconduct?

geeks

11,552 posts

167 months

Thursday 26th June 2025
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Scabutz said:
Harry you Potter said:
I ve changed a lot since then and have grown up.

I was sacked for gross misconduct today.
rofl

CoolHands

23,225 posts

223 months

Thursday 26th June 2025
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Can PH sack-off the OP?

Mortarboard

12,965 posts

83 months

Thursday 26th June 2025
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Countdown said:
What was the gross misconduct?
Pffft. Maybe he was smeared....

M.

vladcjelli

3,369 posts

186 months

Friday 27th June 2025
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Mortarboard said:
Pffft. Maybe he was smeared....

M.
If only he could wipe the slate clean.

Save him being canned by another employer.


Harry you Potter

Original Poster:

187 posts

26 months

Friday 27th June 2025
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Small update

The manager phoned back again today to discuss a few final details. They have realised that they have made an error and their investigation has more holes than a piece of cheese. This is what happens when trainee managers who have no experience try to do a job.

They have invited me to come back but I think this is now perfect grounds for unfair dismissal ? I don’t want to go back but would happily drag them through court.

Citizens advice here I come.


phil-sti

2,975 posts

207 months

Friday 27th June 2025
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Harry you Potter said:
Small update

The manager phoned back again today to discuss a few final details. They have realised that they have made an error and their investigation has more holes than a piece of cheese. This is what happens when trainee managers who have no experience try to do a job.

They have invited me to come back but I think this is now perfect grounds for unfair dismissal ? I don t want to go back but would happily drag them through court.

Citizens advice here I come.
What a load of bobbins

Harry you Potter

Original Poster:

187 posts

26 months

Friday 27th June 2025
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phil-sti said:
What a load of bobbins
My thoughts exactly. Why sack someone when you don’t have solid evidence ?

davek_964

11,187 posts

203 months

Friday 27th June 2025
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Harry you Potter said:
Small update
....
I think the common term used in written fiction is "Chapter 2"

blue_haddock

5,002 posts

95 months

Friday 27th June 2025
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Harry you Potter said:
Small update

The manager phoned back again today to discuss a few final details. They have realised that they have made an error and their investigation has more holes than a piece of cheese. This is what happens when trainee managers who have no experience try to do a job.

They have invited me to come back but I think this is now perfect grounds for unfair dismissal ? I don t want to go back but would happily drag them through court.

Citizens advice here I come.
Sounds like jackanory......