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boss wants criminal record check


Question Posted Friday January 20 2006, 5:59 pm

Does anyone else find this strange? I had gotten hired 3 months ago at a new store. Well I just found out today that my boss wants a criminal record check of everyone in my department. I also found out that it was only my department that needed the criminal record check. There are 7 of us that work in the clothing department. None of us handle cash, we just let people into the change rooms and put out new stock. Wouldnt they have asked us to get a criminal record check before they hired us? It's a little insulting to be honest.
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DirtySchmageggie answered Monday January 23 2006, 2:52 pm:
Maybe during inventory numbers wern't adding up and they are trying to figure out where things went wrong. Don't take it as an insult. My job does background checks for everyone every year. If you don't have anything to hide then don't worry about it. Also you never know- it could just be completely random and they might do this to every department every couple of months or so.

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ilovehissmile answered Sunday January 22 2006, 9:38 pm:
he may have found something out and doesnt want to mention names and wants proof...Or it may be mandatory

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syireen answered Friday January 20 2006, 9:08 pm:
Maybe there have been things going missing in your department and say if someone has a crimnal record of shoplifting, or robbery they can somehow do something about the missing things. or it could always be they wanna find a reason to fire someone one? i dont really know but if you dont have a record you shouldn't have anything to worry about. but i do agree thats really rude that they would ask you after 3 months.

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ncblondie answered Friday January 20 2006, 8:32 pm:
A lot of businesses require a criminal record check for employees. It's usually, but not always, done before you're hired. In fact, if you read the fine print on an application, there is usually a part where you give your consent to a background check.


I do find it a little odd that it wasn't done before your hire and that it is only in your department. It's possible that there are some problems in your department that the boss is trying to get to the bottom of. If it really bothers you, you could try talking to your boss. However, I wouldn't suggest it as the boss may assume you're upset because you have something to hide.

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betterthanyou_X3 answered Friday January 20 2006, 6:43 pm:
Eh, I don't know if it's really that insulting. Jobs ask for that sometimes. He probably has a good reason though, maybe he noticed someone stealing clothes or something? You never know. Yeah, they should have asked for one before they hired y'all but just give it to them.

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BRUNETTE__BABiE__CAKESZ answered Friday January 20 2006, 6:37 pm:
Hello, Yes it is very insulting. But I bet your boss wants it for other reasons. Maybe one of his previous workers had a bad criminal record? You never know. But just give the record to him. Its the right thing to do. Hope i have helped you. Please rate.

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cutie15 answered Friday January 20 2006, 6:10 pm:
I know it would be insulting, but do as your boss says. He could want it for other reasons. Maybe one of the other people he found out had a bad record and wanted to see just how bad. I would just do as your boss says eventhough it will be insulting. Are you going to let being insulted ruin your job?

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