i am 18 years old and i have worked at a fast food place for a year. i am looking for a second job now b/c the place i work is most likely going out of buisness, and few months ago along with sevarla other employees I filed a complant of sexual harrasment againts my boss, now i wish i had just quite b/c he is still there but i really really still neaded my job and he was really scaring me. I am only 18 and it is my first job I have been there for a over a year. I don't want to scrap it and start over .. i dont no how to explain not giving permission to contact. I know if i don't give permission to contact it will deffently look like i am hiding something ...idk what to say or how to aviod giving permission to contact if i put down i have worked there...
Update:also i want to use other girls i have worked with as references so i cant just scrap it... but even though i asked to not be named i know, that he know i filed a complaint against him.
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You are in a difficult situation. I would not put the referee who harrassed you. Ask someone else for reference, there maybe someone else (eg, colleague) in the workplace. Also ask a family friend to be your personal referee (eg, your parents' friend). If your new employer asks why you don't have previous boss as your referee, be honest, but don't give out too much detail.
Because you are still working there, it is a perfect reason for them to not contact your boss. I don't know what state you are in, but regardless, a company will not contact an existing employer for a reference without the applicant's permission. And it is not the least bit unusual for an applicant to not want their current employer called. It doesn't look like you are hiding anything, just being cautious. I would use former employees as references for that position. But realistically, the prospective employer isn't going to call them anyway. As long as you can explain what you have done, and have been there a year, you're miles ahead of other applicants.