FFighterRob
03-08-2006, 04:20 PM
Over the last few years, Capt Bob and myself have received a number of calls from people that have resigned from departments for a variety of reasons. Some were let go in an academy, just after an academy, for medical reasons, or something coming up in background. Believe it or not, some departments have people start the academy and then do the background.
Here is the deal. They will come to you and say,” There is a problem and we will let you resign, if not we will fire you”. They give you the impression that it won’t count against you. In some cases they tell you that you can be in the next class. Be very careful if you are placed in this position. Yes, they tell you that you can be fired for any reason during probation, but that is not true. They cannot let you go for medical reasons, some physical or learning problems, and reasons that might be considered discrimination.
I had a guy get on with his dream department, and during the academy he had a medical procedure done that had complications. They gave him the option of resigning and he did. They told him he would be in the next academy, but it was cancelled. It’s been years now and he is still testing. Trust me, to a background investigator there is little difference between being fired on probation and resigning. This guy would have been protected under ADA and they tricked him into leaving.
Another guy failed the voice stress analyzer while in the academy, by a department that hires then checks your background. The asked him to resign, and he did. He could have gotten a second opinion and still have been working there.
I know a lot of you that are testing get a lot of your advice from this site. I know there are people that respect the opinion of Capt Bob, others or myself. If you trust our opinion please call one of us if you are placed in that position, before you do anything. I will tell you, I know of at least 15 people that would still be working if they had called Capt Bob before the did something instead of afterward. If you think it is had to get the job, try getting it after you have left another department. It can be done, but it would be very difficult.
Good Luck, Captain Rob
nrtc@sonic.net
www.myfireinterview.com
707-869-1330
Here is the deal. They will come to you and say,” There is a problem and we will let you resign, if not we will fire you”. They give you the impression that it won’t count against you. In some cases they tell you that you can be in the next class. Be very careful if you are placed in this position. Yes, they tell you that you can be fired for any reason during probation, but that is not true. They cannot let you go for medical reasons, some physical or learning problems, and reasons that might be considered discrimination.
I had a guy get on with his dream department, and during the academy he had a medical procedure done that had complications. They gave him the option of resigning and he did. They told him he would be in the next academy, but it was cancelled. It’s been years now and he is still testing. Trust me, to a background investigator there is little difference between being fired on probation and resigning. This guy would have been protected under ADA and they tricked him into leaving.
Another guy failed the voice stress analyzer while in the academy, by a department that hires then checks your background. The asked him to resign, and he did. He could have gotten a second opinion and still have been working there.
I know a lot of you that are testing get a lot of your advice from this site. I know there are people that respect the opinion of Capt Bob, others or myself. If you trust our opinion please call one of us if you are placed in that position, before you do anything. I will tell you, I know of at least 15 people that would still be working if they had called Capt Bob before the did something instead of afterward. If you think it is had to get the job, try getting it after you have left another department. It can be done, but it would be very difficult.
Good Luck, Captain Rob
nrtc@sonic.net
www.myfireinterview.com
707-869-1330