Employer Confidentiality Handled

I mostly let the issue with the twit at my employer's office roll off my back. But I did gather all the evidence of what he did and I tricked four of the recruiters who contacted me into writing in e-mail and faxing documents to me. In the e-mails I got all of them to say how our "mutual friend" (the twit) gave them my information and told them how badly I need help finding work. I was transformed by the twit from a 50-70 dollar an hour consultant to a 20 dollar an hour consultant, even as low as a 14 dollar an hour consultant, in writing! In fact, I have never worked for 50 dollars an hour or lower in the IT industry and mostly work for 80 dollars or more an hour. This is war! I fedexed the package to the division manager and the branch manager yesterday and just got off a conference call with both of them. I included documentation of all of the transgressions that occurred before this one regarding the breach of confidentiality. The lack of communication, the delayed payments when I was on W-2, sending me to a client who is restricted due to non-payment and not putting me officially in the system. Plus, I discovered that he sent my resume to clients without running the jobs past me first and literally blanketed the area with my personal information. I found out that he and another recruiter and account manager had been called on the carpet for all of these things. The other guy was fired last week. The twit also left a voice mail for me last Thursday, when he was alerted that I was gathering information on him, apologizing for actions that he "sincerely" believed were helping me. I wish I had not been so distracted by the long, drawn out plans for hitting the road, else I would have caught on to this much earlier. Anyway, it is handled. I told them that I must not receive any communication from the twit, and that my resume and personal information must not be given out to anyone without my written permission via e-mail. I don't care what happens to the twit. As for a legal pursuit, I'd have to be able to prove I didn't get a job because of this. That might take more time and energy than it is worth. In any case I'd not do anything about that until after I take another job where I am couch surfing now, or get the accident settlement I'm hoping for, which would make any repercussions from this a moot point. I really don't want to work for anyone ever again. I want to write my own software and books and travel. Period.

So, today Mavis and I are shopping for things for "her" trailer. I would like to find a little tv for my room, one that will travel well when the van arrives in my life. I need a few little things to make the bed comfy and to organize my jewelry making gear. It will be fun to shop together and probably have lunch somewhere interesting. Brain is off work for the next two days so we won't be babysitting. Little Brain has a birthday this Sunday and his dad is hosting a party for him. Can't wait! LOL I'm sort of hoping that our part of the drama will subside and that Mavis and I can shop and vegetate in peace.

I have some jewelry orders to fill and we're going to hit the road.

Employer Confidentiality

Picture this ... let's say you work for the city of Philadelphia school system. One day you learn that your employer has called the city of Camden school system and faxed over your employment application and resume. They tell the city of Camden that you are looking for work. Would you be horrified or upset or even angry about that breach of confidentiality? Well, that just happened to me. I've mentioned here that I'm on unemployment, but actually I work a few days here and there online for the last client I worked for via an IT agency. So I might work for five days one week then collect unemployment the next. I'm also looking for similar work in my field so I've got all the bases covered regarding the "looking for work" angle, plus I'm relocating, which is part of my personal plan in life. Well, the twit that kept me from getting paid several times at the agency took it upon himself to send my resume to his friends and proceeded to tell them that "she is having a hard time finding work." That is slander because it is NOT true. He has no idea what I'm doing to obtain employment and in fact his "help" can actually hinder my efforts.

By telling anyone in the industry that I am "having a hard time finding work" he has made me appear "desperate" which is the surest way to prevent me from being able to work with other agencies or recruiters. A person having a hard time finding work is usually labeled as a problem. I'm already over fifty and have that little matter of gender to surmount. If I had serious intentions of staying in the field in the Philadelphia area I'd be blacklisted, if I'm not already. Usually I get lots of job opportunities coming my way but since the twit started "handling" me I've had the poorest and most meager opportunities and they've been dangled like carrots to keep me "interested." Now I see the pattern. He has taken it upon himself to decide my fate in the IT industry. This is a pup who just graduated college about six months ago and has no IT industry experience. That's ok, I am gathering the evidence now and he is being duly handled.

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