I applied for a department, and I'm worried I'll be disqualified because of a part of my background.. My question is my background really as bad as I think it is? I'm telling the complete truth on my application, I'm just worried the truth will get my disqualified.
The thing I'm concerned (stressed) about it is my past employment history, which doesn't involve any full-time professional positions, just little part-time gigs while I was in high school. I quit my first job because I was afraid I was going to get fired for leaving a shift a few minutes early (after I made sure it was ok with a co-worker). The manager found out the next day and said he wanted to talk sometime and took me off the schedule for that week, so I quit because I couldn't tell my parents I was fired from my first job.
I walked away from a movie theatre part-time job because the pay was way too low, I hardly got any hours, and when I did I had to work till 2am (sometimes on school nights), and the management was terrible.
I also walked away from a grocery store part-time job because I had to be at an appointment for which my manager wouldn't let me take off work for. And every time I needed a day off for school or an extracurricular activity, it was very hard to get approved.
I had other jobs other than the ones I mentioned which I'm not worried about and I should receive good references from them. I've also been gainfully employed with a company for the past 2 years, I'm also a regularly scheduled volunteer firefighter. I have TCFP Basic FF, EMT-B, I'm in paramedic school right now. I've also been a good standing explorer with this department for 3 years. The rest of my background is fine, any illegal stuff was along the lines of teepeeing houses when I was in high school. And I have NEVER used drugs, driven drunk, or done anything worthy of a felony.
Is my employment history bad enough that it will prevent me from ever getting hired?
The thing I'm concerned (stressed) about it is my past employment history, which doesn't involve any full-time professional positions, just little part-time gigs while I was in high school. I quit my first job because I was afraid I was going to get fired for leaving a shift a few minutes early (after I made sure it was ok with a co-worker). The manager found out the next day and said he wanted to talk sometime and took me off the schedule for that week, so I quit because I couldn't tell my parents I was fired from my first job.
I walked away from a movie theatre part-time job because the pay was way too low, I hardly got any hours, and when I did I had to work till 2am (sometimes on school nights), and the management was terrible.
I also walked away from a grocery store part-time job because I had to be at an appointment for which my manager wouldn't let me take off work for. And every time I needed a day off for school or an extracurricular activity, it was very hard to get approved.
I had other jobs other than the ones I mentioned which I'm not worried about and I should receive good references from them. I've also been gainfully employed with a company for the past 2 years, I'm also a regularly scheduled volunteer firefighter. I have TCFP Basic FF, EMT-B, I'm in paramedic school right now. I've also been a good standing explorer with this department for 3 years. The rest of my background is fine, any illegal stuff was along the lines of teepeeing houses when I was in high school. And I have NEVER used drugs, driven drunk, or done anything worthy of a felony.
Is my employment history bad enough that it will prevent me from ever getting hired?
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