Many years ago, was fired from a contract job after I reported harassment I observed. I’m applying for a job in a sister company that I know managers speak. Should I be upfront about being fired since really I did nothing wrong, or just wait and see? The blemish on my resume is making me nervous to apply bc the application says, “have you ever been fired from a job?”

Another option - I could reach out to former supervisor who was super nice and ask his advice?

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Are you clear on the definition of fired? I believe their application is asking have you ever been fired for cause (so things like harassing others, stealing from the company, and other things against the law and/or company policy)? I’m assuming you were terminated without cause - something that many many others have experienced and is a total non issue and does not need to be reported

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They did not give cause - I don’t remember exact wording but I think it was just “letting you go” - no severance or anything. I could call the contractor HR and ask for clarification just to be sure?

Separately I kind of wanted to be in touch with a previous supervisor who advocated for me just bc he knows the history; I’d love to get his opinion on local leadership etc. would it be inappropriate to reach out to him?

Do you really want to work for a company that supports harassment? If you don’t, then be upfront with it, if they are more aligned with your values it should be a point in favor, if not then it’s a dodged bullet

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Thank you for this - I would not work for same division; it would be different leadership, but they could potentially be in touch with each other.

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That’s an odd application question, I’d steer clear just because of this question.

Why would anyone care if a candidate had been fired or not? This somehow implies the person who’s been fired is a bad apple…. while everyone knows people get fired for all sorts of reason including cases when management literally personally dislikes someone so they always find the reason…

I don’t think I’ve ever seen it… wondering if it’s specific to this particular industry? What’s the question behind the question then? Why do they need to know?!

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