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Lying about your references is easy and completely legal, go for it
Yeah, do it. Find a friend or someone here that will be a reference for you. I've done it for a guy and he's done it for me a couple of times each.
Some places just use an online form for references now so it's even easier for you to fake
I've quit all of my previous jobs in not so great ways ( I'm a dumbass ), which leaves me unable to give any real contact info.
Don't assume this! I also thought I had burned all my bridges by being a fuck-up but one of the people I fucked over tried to give me another job recently. Don't undersell the value of being an employee who can semi-reliably do an okay job and occasionally crash & burn pretty hard. That's still above par in a lot of industries, enough to make you preferable over some totally unknown rando! Honestly I'm perpetually in awe that the human race accomplishes anything whatsoever.
Don't undersell the value of being an employee who can semi-reliably do an okay job and occasionally crash & burn pretty hard. That's still above par in a lot of industries
Hell, as long as you're not a complete asshole/piece of shit, this sounds like a great employee in food service.
And yet, there are so many places that will terminate you after missing as little as 2 days/shifts unaccounted for.
Maybe it's the churn strategy they use for their labor force.
I'm not gonna act like food service is great, because they will fuck you over at any chance they get, like firing you if you miss shifts, even if it's not that many. What I was pointing at is that the bar is so low that someone who's halfway competent and respectful would get a full throated recommendation, even if they burned bridges on their way out.
get three burner phones and practice your voice impressions
be your own ~~boss~~ reference
Plot twist: the interview is for a voice acting position lol
I don't think it's that rare for employers to contact references. So unless you can give contact information for someone willing to fake it for you, I think it's probably a bad idea
Yeah, they will absolutely reach out to whoever I list. I was more so worried about someone I know fucking up while faking it for me and having to deal with the repercussions of that afterwards. I just get paranoid about an employer finding out that I lied after I've already been hired and then getting terminated or something
there's websites where you can pay someone to pretend to be a reference, and they'll talk you up as much as you want. idk which ones are trustworthy and reliable through.
We usually just cover for each other where I work. If someone needs a reference, you tell them you're someone higher up, and since you both work there it's a lot easier to bullshit your way through it.
Works really well when you're all shifting positions and companies in the same industry.
You can also tap former co-workers/friends that know you or know about one of your jobs. It's easier to lie when there's some truth there.
Have friends that can sound professional / know what they're talking about as supervisors etc. and list their contact information.
what do I do if I'm in the unfortunate position of having no friends?
You were running a semi profitable landscaping business. It didn't work out. You liked being a self starter and the feel of the sap on your skin showing you that you put in a honest day's work but it is a cutthroat business and you need more stability in your life
Make up any gaps in your CV with self employment doing whatever will sound good. Unverifiable and doesn't matter if you sound right though.