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Shitty Manager Still Ruining My Life (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 months ago by PropagandaIsUseless@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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So, a couple years back I had a terrible manager. He was a nepotism hire, and didn't even have a degree, let alone one related to the technical department he managed.

I unwittingly made management look like a joke with my projects and studies, and he took it personally. He made my life a living hell, and set me up to fail, and fired me.

Now, years later, employers are calling him up and he's badmouthing me so I got ghosted for a second round interview!

Fuck this stupid fucking chud of a man. He made my life so bad I considered checking out of life, left me unemployed for half a year, and I got saddled with 10s of thousands of dollars of debt from said unemployment.

Should I warn employers of this bad egg? "Hey if you contact this employer, my direct manager had personal grievances with me"

Or do I just say nothing since that warning would cause hiring managers to skip over me?

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[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

illegal for him to badmouth you when they call to verify employment.

Absolutely this, all he is allowed to say if not giving you a recommendation is confirm the dates of the beginning and end of your employment.

[–] PropagandaIsUseless@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Can I take legal action reasonably?

I did not list him as a reference.

Edit: Thanks for replying. I'm mostly just pissed that this asshole is still fucking with my life. Sure other things influenced my life, but without this man, I'd be $50k richer at minimum, have a better career, and wouldn't have almost died in a car accident (totaling the best goddamn car I've ever owned).

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Get a friend to call him, use the typical "all our calls are recorded for quality assurance purposes", and then pose as a hiring manager who is considering you and record him badmouthing you while recording him. Then talk to an employment lawyer about it with your recording.

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The recording consent is important, very good point

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If you can get a statement from one of the people that made the call that is the only way I can think of to get proof.

Unfortunately libel is extremely hard to stick in the US but it is absolutely illegal for someone to do what your manager did.

Sadly I have been in the exact situation you are in because I got fired from my last job in the midst of trying to form a union.