[gruez]

>I'm honestly curious how CloudFlare will handle reference checks for these people, given they are calling these performance based dismissals. Will they say they are "not eligible for rehire" (the HR way of saying they were terminated for cause)? If so, I hope they get sued, as that can tank a person's entire career trajectory.

1. If you were fired for "performance" reasons, why would you want to use that as a reference?

2. IANAL, but regardless of whether "not eligible for rehire" will "tank a person's entire career trajectory", truth is a valid defense against defamation. If Cloudflare indeed is not going to rehire them, they're fairly safe from lawsuits.

[krallja]

I just got a new job, and they called every single company I had worked for to ask them if I worked there, what my position was, and whether I was eligible for rehire. I didn’t get a choice about whether to include each previous employer or not: my choice was between “do the background check” or “thanks for your application, we have decided to move forward with a different candidate.”

The only other thing I could have done was not included the ones with less-than-stellar experience, but then I wouldn’t have made it past the resume screen because of the gaps!

[whamlastxmas]

I just embrace the gaps personally. The idea of a terrible former employer costing me a new job sounds awful. My effort might be in vain anyway since background checks, from my understanding, show the entirety of your W2 history anyway

[codersfocus]

You can lock your w2 history on the data brokers site. The most popular one is The Work Number.

[whamlastxmas]

Aren't there like a thousand data brokers? I am suspicious any efforts to block this would be effective

[SV_BubbleTime]

I had a guy ghost us. Just one day never come back.

He used us as a reference and I’ve never received a call from another job asking about his employment.

I’ve watched his LinkedIn, he has had 3 to my knowledge.

The truth is I think lying on resumes is more effective than it should be.