So yesterday I was called into HR, and I was told that they had no idea I had a criminal background. I've worked for this company for nearly 2 years and had disclosed this information to the site manager as well as the director at the time of my hire and they told me that HR and all other relevant people were informed. I can understand not offering me employment due to a criminal record, but can they fire me 2 years down the road? I know they can fire me for literally anything, but this seems like wrongful termination. Would really appreciate any advice here. Just for clarification, I have had no issues with the law in over 10 years.
( I do not want to debate COVID politics ) but I am tired of knowing too damn much about my employers and their views on politics and culture. I don't want to work for a company that takes selfies at the truck convoy, and complains when they see me wearing a mask. I shouldn't have to explain my or my family's medical issues for them to not look down on me for wearing a mask. If they carry these views as Christian conservatives, what else about me would they hate? I want to be seen for the work I do and not that political views I don't agree with.
I have been job searching hard for about 4 months straight and haven’t found anything. 2-3 applications per day. I’m a recent communications graduate and I’m feeling incredibly burned out and hopeless at this point. I’m doing everything right. I’m qualified for these positions. Yet none of my work is paying off at all. I would have been better off taking crappy pay freelance work the past 4 months instead of wasting all of my time on custom cover letters and tweaking my application for each job. It’s gotten me nowhere. It’s obvious that these companies are not hurting for applicants. At this point I feel like I’m almost better off starting some kind of business from scratch than hoping to get hired by someone else. It’s useless at this point. And now I’m “overqualified” for most administrative positions, I’m even getting turned down for receptionist jobs because they probably…