<p>I used to work at a certain retail clothing store for about a month in september. I hated it and had a really bad experience which led me to kinda just stop going (I'm assuming they realized that i quit since they never really called me). Now I'm looking to find a job for the summer in the same mall, but i don't want to mention that i worked/quit at that store in less than a month. And i don't want them to call the store and talk to the manager (who probably hates me). SO anyways, my question is if i say that i have no retail experience on my job applications, is there anyway they can find out that i am lying (like will it show up in some computer system)? </p>
<p>and i know this is kinda random, but i had no idea where else to post/who else to ask. thanks!</p>
<p>do u mind saying what retail store it was? i'm just wondering....</p>
<p>But I don't think it would be bad to put that on your resume as long as you had a good reason for quitting. Also, even if they did call your old manager I believe it's against the law for your manager to say anything bad about you (he/she could just say 'no comment' if they really didn't like you). But I'm not positive on that.... does anyone know for sure?</p>
<p>That kind of law wouldn't make sense. If a job application asks for your old employer's number, why would your future employer waste his/her time calling someone when he knows the old employer is going to say either something good or nothing at all. It wouldn't make sense to do that. Your future employer at least wants to know whether you did good or bad at your old job (saying 'no comment' is equivalent to saying nothing at all). Plus even if that were the case, it would be on a state to state case as congress would not be allowed to make such law because of some ridiculous amendment that protects our freedom of speech....</p>
<p>MNkeeper, the store was abercrombie. by far the worst employer ever, they overhire and make you work horrible hours. the only perk is the free outfit you get once you get the job. besides that it sucks and is SOO boring. imagine having to stand there saying some tagline to every single person who walks in for six hours without a break. yea.</p>
<p>Sure, they can find out you're lying if, for instance, the place where you applied has some employees who used to work where you used to work. The world is amazingly small, and coincidences do happen.</p>
<p>This is too late for you, but I hope that others learn from your experience that if a job isn't working out, take the time to resign. Don't just stop going to work. Prospective employers know that employees will resign, but prospective employees don't want to be left in the lurch by someone who simply doesn't show up for work, an action that is a big hassle for the managers and staff who have to unexpectedly fill in. "I was bored. I hate overtime. I hate having to say the same thing to each customer" isn't the kind of an excuse for suddenly quitting that would cause employers to want to hire you. Most clerical jobs in stores are very similar.</p>
<p>Many retail employees are "bonded", at least in the state I live; there are agencies that track employment in retail so that someone fired for stealing from the register at store A isn't hired at B and C. You consent to having your record checked when you fill out the application. So there's at least a chance that "forgetting" to list a previous employer will raise some flags, although perhaps the agency won't say anything.</p>
<p>actually a bigger problem isn't if they call your old employer before they hire you, its what happens if you get the job :( </p>
<p>Having worked summer jobs in retail, I know it's fairly common for managers from a store to shop the other stores to see what they have on sale, what they are featuring in their displays, etc. At larger retailers such as Abercrombie this is probably what they expect from their managers, BTW. So there you will be working one day and in will saunter your old manager. The conversation alone might be uncomfortable, and then there's the realization by your current manager that obviously you worked there and the job didn't make it onto your job application (which states falsification is grounds for termination).</p>
<p>"MNkeeper, the store was abercrombie. by far the worst employer ever, they overhire and make you work horrible hours. the only perk is the free outfit you get once you get the job. besides that it sucks and is SOO boring. imagine having to stand there saying some tagline to every single person who walks in for six hours without a break. yea."</p>
<p>Really? I've always wanted to work at A&F but the closest one is 45 minutes away.... you really didn't like it, though? I'm a lifeguard right now... can't get much more boring than that, haha.</p>
<p>well, the one I worked at had just opened so they were super strict and we had to wear the same outfit to work every single day (the one they gave us for free) and the managers were really mean to the employees (we all hated them). everyone i know who worked there from my school has quit by now. they also made me stay like 4 hours over many times. they also assigned me hours and told me i had to come in less than 24 hours in advance. they were just really disorganized....so maybe other abercrombies are different and actually fun. however, the pay sucks at all of them. they even told us on the first day that the job doesnt pay well and that most of the employees work there for the "experience" (whatever the hell that means).</p>
<p>dang, that must've sucked. eventually those bosses will either shape up or get fired because a company as big as ANF should be able to put decent managers in their stores. buuut yeah, I've heard the pay isn't very good. which surprises me, because the stores "recruit" people to work there, so you would think they would pay a good wage.... either way, there's no way i'll work as a sales rep at ANF anymore now that I'm going to college... now that i think about it... i really dont' know if i'll even have a job in college. but if i do, it'll probably be based soley on the pay because my time will be more valuable once i'm in college.</p>
<p>but since i might go into business i still think it would be cool to intern for ANF doing more of the business side of the company rather than just folding t-shirts. (although their headquarters are in ohio...and i'm in minnesota.... so i dunno how that'll work out, haha)</p>
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<p>Wow....that's a really lame excuse. Don't they know you can just as well work for Ralph Lauren, Tommy, Macy's, Neiman Marcus and others and get the same if not better "experience" for much better pay?</p>
<p>First of all, it was a very stupid move to just stop going to a job... I'm seriously trying to come up with a reason you would do that. The only thing I can think of is that you were too young/immature to handle telling them that you quit. You have no obligation to continue working, nor do you have to have a reason to quit. All you have to do is give them a letter saying that you resign your position as of such-and-such a date, and there is nothing they can do about it.</p>
<p>And I wouldn't lie about it on future job applications either.</p>
<p>yea actually I did tell them i wanted to quit over the phone, but the manager i was talking to began whining and asking me why i didn't like the job. I said I would think about it but just never went back. I don't know if that counts as "officially" quitting though. So i guess I won't lie about it on the job application if there are ways my employer could find out..</p>