[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