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background checks and being fired from previous job
Afternoon fellas-
I am getting ready to start the application process with a major Metro Department. I am finishing up my AS in Fire science as I finish my fire academy in December. I am armed with the tools to be succesful in my career. However, I have a scratch on my record. About 4 years ago, I worked at Trader Joe's grocery store and I was let go. I was a valued employee and was well like by 99 percent of the people that I worked alongside especially my managers. One morning while bringing boxes into the store to stock the shelves, I "patted" a female worker out of my way as she was standing directly in my path of travel. Because of my hand placement on the hand truck, I patter her with my lower hand and touched her hip/butt. I was trying to get work done and She flipped out. She started screaming about how dare I touch her like that and yada yada. I was embarrassed because my intentions were not perverted but thats how it was played off. I aplogized to her and went on with my day. I was suspended for a week and was not told why. I was called a week later and told to come on back to work. When I arrived, the management had my papers waiting. Turns out that two of this girls friends said that I had grabbed their asses too. She had wanted me gone for some reason or another and she found her ticket to do so. I didn't touch anybody; but my manager said that his hands were tied due to liability of litigation. I was accused of "innaporpriate conduct with three female employees" as it states on my personnel file.
I DO NOT want this to afffect my ability to get a job. I have otherwise been a perfect citizen. I have taken women's studies classes at the local community collegein my 3 years of studies. I don't know if that can counter my mishap. I called The corporate office and they said that in order to get the records out , the file would have to have a subpeona from the courts. I would like to be honest about my stiuation without having it jepordize my chances at employment.
Any advice is helpful.
Thanks
David
I am getting ready to start the application process with a major Metro Department. I am finishing up my AS in Fire science as I finish my fire academy in December. I am armed with the tools to be succesful in my career. However, I have a scratch on my record. About 4 years ago, I worked at Trader Joe's grocery store and I was let go. I was a valued employee and was well like by 99 percent of the people that I worked alongside especially my managers. One morning while bringing boxes into the store to stock the shelves, I "patted" a female worker out of my way as she was standing directly in my path of travel. Because of my hand placement on the hand truck, I patter her with my lower hand and touched her hip/butt. I was trying to get work done and She flipped out. She started screaming about how dare I touch her like that and yada yada. I was embarrassed because my intentions were not perverted but thats how it was played off. I aplogized to her and went on with my day. I was suspended for a week and was not told why. I was called a week later and told to come on back to work. When I arrived, the management had my papers waiting. Turns out that two of this girls friends said that I had grabbed their asses too. She had wanted me gone for some reason or another and she found her ticket to do so. I didn't touch anybody; but my manager said that his hands were tied due to liability of litigation. I was accused of "innaporpriate conduct with three female employees" as it states on my personnel file.
I DO NOT want this to afffect my ability to get a job. I have otherwise been a perfect citizen. I have taken women's studies classes at the local community collegein my 3 years of studies. I don't know if that can counter my mishap. I called The corporate office and they said that in order to get the records out , the file would have to have a subpeona from the courts. I would like to be honest about my stiuation without having it jepordize my chances at employment.
Any advice is helpful.
Thanks
David
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