Kingofthehill
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I hope this is an ok place to put this but just wanted to share a situation that happened to me.
I applied at a large medical facility and was given the green light for the job but all i had to overcome was the background check which being a CCW owner and a commercial Class A driver with hazmat endorsement, i wasn't worried.
I have several friends that work there, a friend in the HR department told me that the corporate legal team axed me and I didn't get the job.
Why you ask? Because the extensive background check has web crawlers that found me on gun forums. Now, I am not some idiot with a gun... when someone asks what to buy i say training... Ive worked at ranges and have been a range officer and am very very safety minded.
my friend in HR told me even though i am not supposed to know that the reason i was passed over.
I trust my buddy with my life, he too is an active shooter but doesn't visit gun forums. This company had a shooting at one of their facilities a few years back and they are on high alert because of it.
is this just a sign of the times? im a very stand up person, i don't party, drink, do drugs... i follow all the laws, have perfect attendance and always go above and beyond and if it wasn't for a back injury, i was going to be a sheriff but it came out in the academy that i had a physical limitation.
the worst part is that im not supposed to know this, so i can't bring up discrimination or anything like that. Since its "At Will" they don't even need to give me a reason.
my fiancee works there and her boss who was hiring me was excited to bring me on and went on about how qualified i was and that i would be a good fit but now i just got axed.
Moral of the story, be careful what you post online... even if its nothing bad, just being associated as a "Gun person" is enough to kill your chances at a job you were hoping to get.
the only reason they have a valid 30.06 sign at their facility is because i informed my fiancee of the laws and rules that need to be followed, so if it wasn't for me their circle/line cross over a picture of a gun sign wouldn't be valid.
Ive never even had a speeding ticket and now my name is tarnished it seems... how does this happen
I applied at a large medical facility and was given the green light for the job but all i had to overcome was the background check which being a CCW owner and a commercial Class A driver with hazmat endorsement, i wasn't worried.
I have several friends that work there, a friend in the HR department told me that the corporate legal team axed me and I didn't get the job.
Why you ask? Because the extensive background check has web crawlers that found me on gun forums. Now, I am not some idiot with a gun... when someone asks what to buy i say training... Ive worked at ranges and have been a range officer and am very very safety minded.
my friend in HR told me even though i am not supposed to know that the reason i was passed over.
I trust my buddy with my life, he too is an active shooter but doesn't visit gun forums. This company had a shooting at one of their facilities a few years back and they are on high alert because of it.
is this just a sign of the times? im a very stand up person, i don't party, drink, do drugs... i follow all the laws, have perfect attendance and always go above and beyond and if it wasn't for a back injury, i was going to be a sheriff but it came out in the academy that i had a physical limitation.
the worst part is that im not supposed to know this, so i can't bring up discrimination or anything like that. Since its "At Will" they don't even need to give me a reason.
my fiancee works there and her boss who was hiring me was excited to bring me on and went on about how qualified i was and that i would be a good fit but now i just got axed.
Moral of the story, be careful what you post online... even if its nothing bad, just being associated as a "Gun person" is enough to kill your chances at a job you were hoping to get.
the only reason they have a valid 30.06 sign at their facility is because i informed my fiancee of the laws and rules that need to be followed, so if it wasn't for me their circle/line cross over a picture of a gun sign wouldn't be valid.
Ive never even had a speeding ticket and now my name is tarnished it seems... how does this happen