<p>simple question--i worked at AMC Theatres for 7 months. I was a good worker and was trained for more positions and was eventually promoted to crew lead. However, they caught me stealing free popcorn coupons, and i got fired. it was stupid. ppl did it all the time, and a fellow employee got fired with me. i want to list AMC on my college apps, but is there any way they can find out that i got fired? i really dont want colleges to know that, cuz it would suck to hav something so stupid against me.</p>
<p>The app doesn't ask why you left a job, and a college isn't going to track down all the employment histories of every applicant. You had a good experience, and learned a lot. Put it down, and don't worry.</p>
<p>only if they suspect something amiss. for example, you wrote a 9-5 job everyday at Haagen Dazs. Your teacher praises your commitment to your, say, music, and says that you practises every morning and afternoon. Something like that.</p>
<p>haha k, cause the head umpire (my boss i guess) said that "umpiring looks great for colleges. i have had colleges call me in the past because kids have written about umpiring"</p>
<p>you should only worry if you're applying for another job. there in the app form they ask you to list "reasons for leaving", unless you're lucky to come across one that doesn't.</p>
<p>Chances are, a former employer won't state why an employee was terminated. They will simply state whether or not the employee is eligible for rehire. If you quit without 2 weeks notice or are fired, chances are, you ARE NOT eligible for rehire.</p>
<p>gsp is 100% right. Employers are worried about being sued for defamation. In fact most employers won't answer ANY questions about former employees other than to confirm dates of employment and salary. That's the response to a written inquiry, anyway.</p>
<p>OK now that you know this is not the big deal that you had imagined.....seeing yourself scrapping gutters for the rest of your life......I am happy for you. Anyway I am dying to know......the popcorn coupons. Did you pop the corn at the theatre? Did it come in those bodybags from some commisary all cold and dried out? Was it real butter or that heart attack orange oil? Just hearing you talk about movie popcorn made my mouth water but the popcorn at most theatres is sooooo crappy that I turned to candy. </p>
<p>I hope you are all over this drama about getting fired now.</p>
<p>grateful, even though an adcom or future employer may not find out immediately how your last job ended, you also should not go around telling everyone (i.e. over the net) what happened. Theses things have a way of coming back to haunt you. Needless-to-say, you can't run for political office or be appointed to the Supreme Court now, because someone will tell everyone that "as a kid," you got fired for stealing, even something as trivial and stupid as popcorn coupons.</p>
<p>um, gsp you should not say these things to an already paranoid person loll. i desperately want to delete this thread now. thanks for ur help tho lol.</p>
<p>hazmat yea i popped the popcorn lol. no it was not real butter at all, the box with the fake ass butter was labelled "topping oil". yeah there were huge bags of popcorn seed that weigh like 30lbs, but i dono what ur talkin about "all cold and dried out", it was just a bag of the seeds--the popcorn itself was fresh. it was some pretty good popcorn, i must say.</p>
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oh really?? so even when i apply for other jobs they wont know i was fired from AMC?
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Well, there's official channels, and there's unofficial channels. I doubt any college is going to go to the trouble of writing a letter to AMC, and even if they did AMC would just confirm you worked there. Same with most companies. </p>
<p>Where things get a little dicey is what might be said over the phone. If you apply for another job in your city and list "AMC theaters -- mytown " as experience its pretty easy for someone to pick up the phone and call to check. They ask for the theater manager, and they might be told of your unfortunate ending. And even for larger corporations there are companies that are in business to check references. However if the manager was trained right, he will still say nothing for fear of exposing them to a lawsuit. (BTW you didn't sign anything admitting to the theft, did you?) If you're paranoid, wait until some time passes (say Xmas or spring) and have someone with an adult-sounding voice call from a business (in case they have to return the call) and say you're applying there for a job and are verifying employment including reason for leaving, check and see what the theater says.</p>
<p>I'll leave it at that, no advice on what to do ...</p>
<p>haha, my intention is not to add to anyone's paranoia. You'll laugh about all of this when you get old (i.e. 20). Kid's get in trouble all of the time for sneaking fries at MacD's or BK.</p>
<p>Do parents not teach their kids about common decency anymore, or for that matter, ethics, arules, and laws taht voern society. Most kids do not steal on a canstant basis, or at anytime in their lives. I shudder to think taht there are parents who will just "forgive and forget" their kids' problems just because "they were kids."</p>