Applying for an agency gig. The application wants me to sign away full permission to contact my current and previous employers for the release of “work record, habits and performances.” (contd)

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I’ve never heard of this...danger danger...

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Never heard of this — run — or explain the situation you don’t want your current employer to know you are looking. Totally valid

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Let’s play this out. New agency contacts current agency: “Hi, we’d like you to turn over all your internal records on Amy so we can decide if we want to hire her away from you.”

Um, wut?

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My thoughts exactly.

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Glad I’m not the only one who saw this as a red flag.

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Is this a big agency? What city is it in? Doesn’t sound typical.

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McKinney

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This is normal hr work. They’re asking for permission legally but won’t actually do it. Like any other disclaimer.

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I wouldn’t risk it. Very risky with zero regard for the job applicant.

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(contd) I’m not concerned about my work record at all, but it seems like overkill to make me sign my name to this, and I’m a little concerned about them telling my current employer that Im job hunting. Would anyone else be concerned about this? Is this standard?

Could it be some sort of GDPR thing

Sign it: “Get Fucked”

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