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Originally Posted by RichZ

I need someone elses opinion on this.

The guy who fired me(CTO) sent me an email yesterday (mind you he is one floor down) and he says he was talking to his friend about me and there was an opening in his friends company and his friend would check out my resume to see if it was a fit for the job. So he was asking me for a copy of my resume.
This confuses the shit out of me. You fire me but want to pass my resume on to a friend? How does that make sense? Any thoughts?

Ahhh... conspiracy theory or not? I can only think of two cases...

1. It could be that the CTO was forced to terminate you by someone above or budget cuts... and he did so without really investigating you or your qualifications. After getting more familiar with the impact, perhaps he's thinking you're valuable and wants to do you a favor?
2. It could be that he's under the gun to justify terminating you and he's looking for a copy of your resume (most HR depts no longer maintain a copy of an employees resume) to get ammo to claim you weren't qualified, or there was an inconsistency, or some other "technicality" excuse?

My take on it: do it, as others have said - carefully.

No sense to play hard to get with these guys. They are friends, the boss knows why he let you go, he'll probably tell the other one (even if it's illegal!) He might indeed have been under a lot of pressure to let someone go and may actually have thought in advance to do this with you because he thinks you may find something similar quickly with his friend (as opposed to someone else who would not find another job easily)

But I guess if your relations weren't too good to begin with - I can't see how this is going to turn out OK. With the particular company where his friend works, though - it seems likely that you don't have a better chance on your own?

Best of luck
Ivo

ouch, I just read azjoe's second point! This is just evil... but I guess it's possible

Don't know anymore...
Ivo

Originally Posted by azjoe

Ahhh... conspiracy theory or not? I can only think of two cases...

1. It could be that the CTO was forced to terminate you by someone above or budget cuts... and he did so without really investigating you or your qualifications. After getting more familiar with the impact, perhaps he's thinking you're valuable and wants to do you a favor?
2. It could be that he's under the gun to justify terminating you and he's looking for a copy of your resume (most HR depts no longer maintain a copy of an employees resume) to get ammo to claim you weren't qualified, or there was an inconsistency, or some other "technicality" excuse?

This is what I was thinking.

My gut feeling is that he is covering his ass...thats why I would consult with an attorney or trusted advisor first, before you have any more unnecessary contact with him.

Originally Posted by JLStorm

My gut feeling is that he is covering his ass...thats why I would consult with an attorney or trusted advisor first, before you have any more unnecessary contact with him.

Friggen Attorneys. everyone hates them, until you need one.

Most government (ie, city, county, and state) jobs in Arizona have a clause in the employment agreement (for titles such as you had) that say something to the effect "you serve at the discretion of the (fill in the appropriate title... director, mayor, governor, etc.)"... meaning they can discharge you at will and without notice or compensation. I haven't worked in NY for 20 years, so I don't know what is currently in vogue there.... but if you signed a similar statement when you were hired, you are pretty much screwed I'm afraid. You might have a case related to age discrimination, however... that alone is worth talking to a lawyer or political action group. (Lord knows there are plenty of lawyers willing to take cases for a cut of any award you might win, and most of the action groups are free.)

Originally Posted by mhailey

Friggen Attorneys. everyone hates them, until you need one.

Many of them deserve much more of a penalty than simply being hated.

Originally Posted by JLStorm

Many of them deserve much more of a penalty than simply being hated.

Be careful how you speak, there are a few Attorneys here at SRP, and a pretty decent lot I might add!!

Originally Posted by JMS

Be careful how you speak, there are a few Attorneys here at SRP, and a pretty decent lot I might add!!

Then they probably are not part of the many that deserve to be punished for their lack of morals and ethics, but Im sure they could relate and name a few who DO fall into that population.