Good for him. On the flip-side he’ll definitely want to bury, to the extent that he can at this point, that he ever worked there. Imagine a prospective employer contacting Walmart for a reference.
They won’t remember. My son worked there for a few years, even an employee of the month once. He had to go through an extensive background check recently, and Walmart had no record of him working there.
“...he’ll definitely want to bury, to the extent that he can at this point,...”
Too late. Google will resurrect it on every employer’s search of his name. He’ll either have to start his own ‘business’, or file for unending unemployment/welfare.
Another snowflake. He not only cursed a blue streak on the intercom, but just made himself unemployable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=finYCAgekGU
Employers are limited as to what they can say.
Employee was in an entry level position. What did they expect?
Energy probably should have been better spent honing personal job skills.
As a manager at several companies I can tell you that HR will only provide a “Yes, he worked here” for liability purposes. They also tell their managers to do the same.
I will only provide a reference once I am no longer with the specific company as then it a personal reference and not connected to the company in any way.
I tell my past employees that I will always provide a reference but they should call me first so I know what I should/shouldn’t talk up. I’ve had only a handful that I haven’t had good results with improving. Those wouldn’t know how to provide a reference anyway.
“On the flip-side he’ll definitely want to bury, to the extent that he can at this point, that he ever worked there.”
He shoulda thought of that before he let his ego do the talking. Now the news has it as part of the public record.
Smart move, kid.