Final written warning suspended for2 years , does that affect my reference ??

another_casualty

I've probably posted something similar here a long time ago .
I'm just wondering if there is a difference between a final written warning and one that is suspended ,albeit for such a long period .

I left that company 15 months after the disciplinary hearing . This obviously means that I left on best behaviour until I resigned . If I stayed , the suspended warning would have been erased after another 9 months .

I'm trying to get back on track and may have an interview for another job soon .

Please advise

Thanks

Undervalued

another_casualty wrote: »

I've probably posted something similar here a long time ago .
I'm just wondering if there is a difference between a final written warning and one that is suspended ,albeit for such a long period .

I left that company 15 months after the disciplinary hearing . This obviously means that I left on best behaviour until I resigned . If I stayed , the suspended warning would have been erased after another 9 months .

I'm trying to get back on track and may have an interview for another job soon .

Please advise

Thanks

Given that they can say anything they like in a reference, providing it is true and not deliberately misleading, it depends entirely on their policy and / or how much the person writing the reference likes (or hates) you!

Some, perhaps many, companies only give bare bones references whereas others write essays!

another_casualty

Thanks undervalued
I won't go into an essay here . The person I offended was my new boss at the time , the personnel officer :rotfl:
The bizarre thing was she did sign my leaving card . We shook hands on the day I left and wished me all the best
I could only give one weeks notice or I would've been homeless.
This worked out , as I had loads of holiday pay accumulated .
The HR officer never spoke to me though .

Undervalued

another_casualty wrote: »

Thanks undervalued
I won't go into an essay here . The person I offended was my new boss at the time , the personnel officer :rotfl:
The bizarre thing was she did sign my leaving card . We shook hands on the day I left and wished me all the best
I could only give one weeks notice or I would've been homeless.
This worked out , as I had loads of holiday pay accumulated .
The HR officer never spoke to me though .

OK, but nobody can give you a definitive answer to what sort of reference they may provide.

Most likely it will be neutral or bland but if somebody wants to be difficult they clearly have the opportunity.

another_casualty

Thanks again undervalued .
If I am asked about any warnings , I will say nothing and if I'm pulled up at a later date I will explain .

Ja7188

Some, perhaps many, companies only give bare bones references whereas others write essays!

Pretty much every company I've ever worked for has had a reference policy of stating the former employee's start and end dates, job title and salary - and nothing else.

Is this not the case across the board? Given the number of questions on here around how good/ bad a reference may be, I'm guessing not...

Brynsam

Ja7188 wrote: »

Pretty much every company I've ever worked for has had a reference policy of stating the former employee's start and end dates, job title and salary - and nothing else.

Is this not the case across the board? Given the number of questions on here around how good/ bad a reference may be, I'm guessing not...

I think many companies are now getting a lot cagier about what they will put in a reference, but the snag is that if a direct question is asked about disciplinary history, they either answer honestly or refuse to answer - and the refusal says it all, really.

Undervalued

Brynsam wrote: »

I think many companies are now getting a lot cagier about what they will put in a reference, but the snag is that if a direct question is asked about disciplinary history, they either answer honestly or refuse to answer - and the refusal says it all, really.

Quite.

Those concerned about what an employer may put in a reference really need to consider the alternative. Generally a refusal to provide a reference or even a failure to respond will be interpreted as having nothing good to say!

Except for a few regulated occupations there is no legal obligation to provide a reference, or even respond in any way to a request.