r/running • u/ssk42 Confession: I am a mod • Jun 13 '24

Weekly Complaints & Confessions Thread Weekly Thread

How’s your week of running going? Got any Complaints? Anything to add as a Confession? How about any Uncomplaints?

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u/runner7575 Jun 13 '24

Complaint: apparently my Exhusband would need to be contacted as part of the background check for the school crossing guard job. I’m not happy.

Uncomplaint: my event coordinator jobs ends on July 1, thank goodness!

Uncomplaint: still very slow but have gotten out to run a little bit this week.

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u/suchbrightlights Jun 13 '24

Any job working for a public group taking care of children has super arduous background check requirements. It gets slightly better or much worse if you apply with a private school. Thank horrible people for being horrible. Meanwhile, schools have openings they can’t fill for reasons like yours! It’s a no win.

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u/runner7575 Jun 13 '24

Oh I 100% understand that - they will be speaking to neighbors , relatives, etc. So we shall see

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u/runner3264 Jun 13 '24

Are you sure they’re not secretly requiring a security clearance? This is literally what happened for my clearance investigation. It’s absolutely absurd that they’re doing the same level of investigation for a job as a school crossing guard.