Timeline for Bullying boss launched a smear campaign and made me unemployable
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| Apr 7, 2019 at 14:05 | comment | added | dan-klasson | @Tobias That's not how it works in Sweden. Plus even if it did, most companies do not Google you. They contact your former employers. | |
| Apr 3, 2019 at 15:22 | comment | added | Paul D. Waite | “I'm shocked to hear that they say he's exercising his freedom of speech. It seems to go well beyond that” — maybe. In the UK, you can sue someone for slander if they say untrue stuff that damages your reputation (and for libel if they publish it), but we are somewhat famous as a jurisdiction people come to sue in because our libel laws are more extensive than other countries. I have no idea what the legal situation is in Sweden. | |
| Apr 3, 2019 at 15:09 | comment | added | bob | I think this is a better approach than going into the interview saying "XYZ has a grudge against me". | |
| Apr 3, 2019 at 14:06 | comment | added | Bleh | Definitely agree with trying to get the company that really liked you (the one with your friend) to tell your side of the story. However, I am also 99% sure that if you've gone through this experience, you're not going to be the only one. If you can find some people who've quit before to help you out as proof, that would be good too. | |
| Apr 2, 2019 at 21:19 | comment | added | dbeer | @Kevin it is definitely worth OP's time. Companies are looking to hire someone who fits their company; if the whole team liked him - as stated - then there's a chance. Additionally, companies often get impatient in hiring and can't always find another good candidate. If I were in the situation I'd give it a go, and I'd at least hear him out if I were on the hiring committee (I am regularly involved in hiring people). | |
| Apr 2, 2019 at 21:11 | comment | added | Kevin | The sad problem is... no, the interviewing company's probably not going to care about 'your' side. Reason? The company isn't out to uncover the truth, they're out to hire someone good for their team. Why bother taking the risk on the OP and misjudging who's to blame? Just find a similar applicant that doesn't have the possibility of such a huge issue hanging over them. Don't get me wrong - I'm not saying this is right, and I definitely feel for the OP... but I don't think it's as simple as "giving your side" to a potential employer. | |
| Apr 2, 2019 at 20:56 | comment | added | dbeer | That's pretty insane; has she faced repercussions? | |
| Apr 2, 2019 at 20:12 | comment | added | Tobias | posted this story on one Swedish forum and was told a story: (shortened, free translation): ex-colleague of mine sued my previous employer for bullying her after discovering her ethnicity and now her name is in the public registry of court cases, so every time someone googles her name, they find out about the incident and know she has sued her previous employer. She changed name and is currently in the uni obtaining degree in a different field. I'm not 11 and understand that life is not fair, but what the actual f@#$? | |
| Apr 2, 2019 at 19:29 | history | answered | dbeer | CC BY-SA 4.0 |