See, this is why I feel creeped out about having a background check. Even though I have never been fired from anywhere, never had any arrests--not even a speeding ticket that I can recall. But I don't have the best credit rating ever, though it's certainly improved a lot over the years. And they talk to your friends, family, and neighbors? How the heck do they know who my friends are?
And if they (manage to find and) talk to my family, they'll either get a good story or a bad story, depending whether they talk to certain malevolent persons [with whom I have no communication, and who have told all kinds of bizarre stories about me, such as that I left home a) because I had an abortion (?!) or b) because I was on drugs (?!), both of which are completely made up, presumably to hide the fact that I actually left home because I was 18 and didn't enjoy being abused]--or whether they talk to the people who are in my life today.
And I don't have that many "ex" friends, but I do have one or two. What would they say about me?
What would your family members and friends say about you? Would you want your new boss to hear them say it?
MISTRESS OF SCIENCE! Mwah ha ha ha.
(Actually now with PhD, but Doctor of Philosophy just doesn't have the same evil ring, does it?)
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1 comment:
I wouldn't worry too. Dan just had to go through this as well - took 2 weeks! He was nervous too, even though he has never done anything alarming.
However, I certainly wouldn't want anyone doing a check on me by talking to the most inappropriate people I know. Then I probably WOULD get arrested from all their completely untrue stories - like the one where I was on opium in France. Uh, how the heck would I be able to afford opium if I couldn't even afford a bus ticket?
Fingers crossed for you.
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