Hi i was let go .what and how will the company provide references?
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" As for current employees giving references, I was told this year it needed to be a personal reference from personal email, phone, etc."
Incorrect. Current employees are not to give personal references, it does not matter whether it's on their own time or devices, etc.
So i. Did 10 years rcs, got fired over bs chrges on personal time no police actiion was cleared they canned me. Cobc on my time not theirs , txt msg to wrong person . How do i spin this ? Every one has gone black on me gohst action
As for current employees giving references, I was told this year it needed to be a personal reference from personal email, phone, etc.
The company does not even provide it. It’s a report through the Work Number which is operated by Equifax.
After I left I ordered my own report- since I had came back once & had bridged service I wanted to see how AT&T reflected that. It takes about 2 weeks to return.
I shows dates, last position & each year’s earnings.
It’s a good thing to have. I just passed a background check many days quicker because I had the report. Sterling background was worse than I remember whoever did AT&T back in the day.
theworknumber.com
800-367-5690
AT&T is 10535
If you are still employed at AT&T you do get the report internally.
What if one got fired under trumped up charges. On personal time using personal device .
No one here seems to know what they are talking about. First, as a manager still working with AT&T, you are strictly prohibited from giving any personal references on former employees. That is policy. This includes even recommendations on LinkedIn. That said, I've done it for folks that I respected on several occasions anyway , as I think many would. You are supposed to direct inquiries to the automated, 3rd party service the company uses for employment verification. You can find the info on HR One Stop.
The company will not give references. They will send a letter stating start, leave dates. Possibly job title. To not get sued, a potential employer might call a Manager who was given by the exiting employee. They merely ask, "would you hire this person back"
Yes or No - tells the story.
I don't know about the re-hire thing anymore, I now it was a thing 20 year ago. I can personally tell you that crummy managers, and we've got a ton of those, would use that against their perceived enemies when they left. That meant, they left because the less than par manager was intimidated by them, because they would make a far better than them. It was always an abused thing.
The best route is to find someone you knew who retired from AT&T and use them as reference. They are not bound by generic letter.😎
Former Manager here. Company will provide a generic form letter stating employment dates, start and end date which will be faxed or emailed to any number or email provided. You can arrange to have anyone provide reference for you but they can not speak as an official spokesperson for AT&T.
Previous poster is pretty much correct. Employers can say anything factual but they usually just verify employment and re-hire status, sometimes wages if asked, they are typically careful because employees can sue for defamation if the company told inaccuracies or opinions. I know in my state, they can’t say why you left, just if your eligible for rehire.
Me again- as for references, the company has policies on references, they don’t like anyone to give a professional reference (for legal purposes). Although I was laid off recently and had 3 of my former bosses provide references for me. Not sure if that’s what you were asking.
They’re only supposed to verify and provide dates of employment if I remember correctly. They’re not allowed to say you were fired or give personal information. In the past they could answer if you are considered “rehireable” but I don’t think they’re allowed to do that anymore. I could be wrong on that- it may go by state law.