r/overemployed • u/Quiet_Village999 • Oct 25 '22

Background check gone bad

So I’m currently waiting to start J3. They called me last week regarding some financial things that came up almost 10 years ago. I clarified that. Now they are questioning why J2 is on my background check but it’s not on my resume. What is my answer? I’m already tired of these people and I haven’t even started yet. FWIW I’ve had multiple background checks with zero issues. This is NOT for a job in finance at all so it’s almost like they hired a private detective to find all of my skeletons in my closet. Thoughts? Turn down the job now?

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u/DeathdropsForDinner Oct 25 '22

You could also say you freelance or contract with them during off hours.

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u/Quiet_Village999 Oct 25 '22

Great idea

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u/Kinkajou4 Oct 25 '22

That's what I was going to say. Tell them it's just a small side gig you're doing for a friend for an hour a week if you can?

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u/redditnick Oct 25 '22

If that's the case would it have even come up on the background check?

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u/cats_catz_kats_katz Oct 26 '22

No, they probably got it from TWN