Need Help/Advice....Please Read!

[jhlennon87]

Hello Everyone,

I need some help and I was truly hoping one of you could help me, here's my problem. I was just recently hired by a company that I had previously worked for like a year ago at a different location. Now at the old location, I was fired because I apparently had "too many safety concerns". I was not told what they were nor was I warned about any of them. So I basically part with said location. Now almost a year later I get a job with this same company at another location.

Now I filled out my application with much euthanize and I missed the question at the bottom of the first page that asks "Have you ever worked at a medilodge location before? if so, what location?" I interviewed with the unit manager at this new place, hr says I'm hired and everything is golden. I start going to orientation and on my second day of orientation in the morning I was told that hr wants to see me, so I go to hr and talk with her, and she says "you missed the "Have you ever worked at a medilodge location before? if so, what location?" when you worked at medilodge of howell" So I reply with oh I must of missed that question and she says "Okay, you're free to go" after lunch the DON wants to talk to me privately, I say "OK" and she basically tells me that I'm fired because they're affiliated, and that they were never supposed to hire me in the first place because my name is on the do not hire list at medilodge.

So what do I do now is my question, because I really liked this new location and the people that work there, any advice, tips, pointers?

[mvm2]

I am so sorry this happened. Sometimes being let go of a job can be so hard. I think it is unfair that they let you go but did not tell you the reasons why. How can they expect someone to learn and become better CNAs if they don't understand their mistakes and are alowed to grow and not make the same mistakes again.

Places have rules for their hiring process and as unfortunate as it is you simply are unqualifed now to be able to work for this company. There really is nothing you can do to change their minds or policies just so you can work there. Even though you like this place I think you need to move on and look at other avenues. I am sure they are not the only place in town that will be nice places to work.

[Paws2people]

There is nothing you can do but move on.

Think of it like this example: You were fired from Walmart in Orlando for theft. 11 months later, you apply and are hired at Walmart in Jacksonville. HR should of did a thorough background check BEFORE orientation, but they accidentally didn't see you were a previous employee. (Just like you "accidentally" didn't see the question on the app about being a previous employee...) Now it's orientation day, and they must rescind the job offer. Company policy states they can't hire prior employees who were fired. Especially one they suspected was negligent in safety care.

Simply put, they cannot hire you. Honestly, do you really want to work for a company that originally let you go WITHOUT telling you why?? And now with Company #2, you've already gotten off to a bad start. You are on their radar from day one. That's not good. You are better off.

[Missingyou, CNA]

If they never told you what exactly the safety concerns were that caused you to be fired, it would have been a good idea at the time of the "exit interview" to ask them WHAT they were so you can correct them in the future.

I would still call or at least write to them (a formal professional letter) and inquire what they were simply so YOU can make sure they are corrected...and I would tell them that is your reason for asking. Hopefully they respond so you can take that information and learn from it. In your next job interview somewhere when you are asked why you left your last postition (and you WILL be asked) you can be honest about what happened and how you corrected your mistakes. If you can't provide this info to a new potential employer, it is unlikely you will find employment as a CNA. "Safety concerns" are a big thing and noone wants the liability of a CNA who doesn't know what they are.

If they don't respond to your inquiry, then do some review of transfers, safety alarms etc.

Learn from your mistakes, and move on considering yourself a better CNA for it.