mostly just a vent post. got my dream job today and i was doing all my onboarding paperwork, when I got a call cryptically telling me they've decided to not move forward in hiring me. i pushed just a bit for an explanation and it was revealed they had contacted my previous place of work without telling me they'd be doing that. the issue is my ex-boss is a weapons grade piece of shit and we ended on pretty awful terms, as is why she's not on my references list.
so she lied basically and said things I know she's not actually supposed to/allowed to? I'm not sure. i know as a worker in the US i need to know my rights and protect myself but i honestly never had anyone contacting her. the new hiring manager after i explained my side and offered to disprove the claims said it was just their decision to not follow in hiring me. i also have a sneaking suspicionI she was really angry she was contacted and their conversation did not exactly go very well in general.
i have been looking for a job forever. it was my dream job, perfect pay, hours, they were all so kind, the interview went amazingly. i just feel stuck and empty because i have a pretty crap resume due to my mental health tanking most of my life and causing debilitating issues where i couldn't have a consistent working history. and this vindictive 57 year old just ruins it because she cant get over the kid who quit without notice due to her majorly fucking me over and illegal business practices.
(some examples, not all illegal some are just shitty but, here they are: provided no breaks/lunch break, it was a business owned by her. she frequently asked me to pick up shifts because she just didn't want to come in or went on cruises etc, and i took them for extra money. eventually it all came to a head when i was already working 9 hour days fri-mon at 13/hr. she hired on an old employee and contacted me randomly one tuesday to tell me i'd now not be working fridays and my days would be 4 hour shifts so she could give time to the returning employee and acted like i should be happy. i quit on the spot because i had been loyal to a fault and i'd endured SO much shit in that job i was just fucking done).
shit just fucking sucks.