like a proctology exam performed by a pre-med.
long story short i asked them not to contact my current employer. I actually boomeranged there, but HR would likely flag the background check to my chain of command. it's been additional request for documents upon documents. they just asked for my first pay stub from my first job out of grad school in 2005.
they told me to contact the irs to obtain w-2s from 2010-2014.
i have flagged this to the current employer. my background is solid. the company did a reference check before making the offer, and i got stellar references. my education checks out. it has now been a week since they initiated this review.
in a past life i trained resources for a business center for remote tasks to be performed overnight. it is a massive flash back. these people do not really know what the fuck they are doing. they are calling individuals one time and claiming they cannot get in touch. i specified that email would be the best way because some of the individuals whose contact i had to share are 1)high-level employees and 2) may or may not be working in the corporate office during a fucking pandemic.
it's super frustrating.i've never seen or known this to take more than 1-2 days. i have held positions of fiduciary responsibility and handled documents with confidential information. Whatever fees they are charging it is way too much. this is a terrible experience.
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