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<blockquote data-quote="AllAmericanGal" data-source="post: 1722180" data-attributes="member: 657282">...potential employers in the future? Here&#039;s the deal:I was an Independent Contractor with a company for a year. During my time there, they loved me and frequently confirmed that I was one of their favorites. Towards the end of my time at the company, I faced some terrible, unexpected events in my life: miscarriage &amp; death of my mother. As a result, I slipped into a mild depression; I wasn&#039;t able to exactly call the company and let them know what was going on because I was so out of it. All they knew is that my work wasn&#039;t getting done the way that it had in the past by me. So, anyway, because I was not exactly &quot;employed&quot; (remember I&#039;m an independent contractor/agent) by them, they did what they call &quot;separate&quot; from me since they didn&#039;t know exactly what was going on with me. I did contact them, and I let them know what went on; they were very compassionate and gave me more work; but they clearly let me know that it was a favor and that next time something like that happens let them know immediately. Okay. So, everything was fine for a few months. And, then some other terrible things happened: a fire in my house. But, I communicated with them, and we worked through that. However, three weeks after that, my father died and this time I had to abruptly leave my home and travel 3,000 miles. So, basically I would be gone for several days. Now, this all happened very suddenly and so I just sent my direct supervisor an e-mail that said ~ I don&#039;t want to have to do this, but it looks like I won&#039;t be able to continue with you all.So, basically I suddenly quit. I haven&#039;t been in contact with them since. When I was still working with this company (actually about 7 months before I quit), I applied for a job with the state of Kansas. The position is basic; nothing advanced; it&#039;s more like customer service and entering data. On the application, they asked for my present employer and asked can they contact them. So, of course, I put &quot;yes&quot;. Well, the state has just gotten around to interviewing me and advised me that they would be contacting the people on my application whom I said they could contact.I&#039;m wondering what sort of information this company will give about me? Do you think I can get a good reference from them?One thing I want to note about this company: they had very high turnover and were very surprised that I stayed as long as I did. I let them know early on that I loved working with them. However, whenever I would call my direct supervisor (she was actually a coordinator that helped with any questions), she would be like ~ oh my gosh, I thought you were calling because you wanted to quit. And, I&#039;d be like ~ naw, I&#039;m staying with you guys indefinitely. So, basically, she was always nervous. And this type of conversation happened so many times in the year that I was there. I truly enjoyed working there; and the only reason I had to leave was because of personal issues. But, I didn&#039;t let them know what happened; they know I&#039;m the private type, anyway. But, I&#039;m just wondering what sort of things they are likely to say about my time with them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AllAmericanGal, post: 1722180, member: 657282"] ...potential employers in the future? Here's the deal: I was an Independent Contractor with a company for a year. During my time there, they loved me and frequently confirmed that I was one of their favorites. Towards the end of my time at the company, I faced some terrible, unexpected events in my life: miscarriage & death of my mother. As a result, I slipped into a mild depression; I wasn't able to exactly call the company and let them know what was going on because I was so out of it. All they knew is that my work wasn't getting done the way that it had in the past by me. So, anyway, because I was not exactly "employed" (remember I'm an independent contractor/agent) by them, they did what they call "separate" from me since they didn't know exactly what was going on with me. I did contact them, and I let them know what went on; they were very compassionate and gave me more work; but they clearly let me know that it was a favor and that next time something like that happens let them know immediately. Okay. So, everything was fine for a few months. And, then some other terrible things happened: a fire in my house. But, I communicated with them, and we worked through that. However, three weeks after that, my father died and this time I had to abruptly leave my home and travel 3,000 miles. So, basically I would be gone for several days. Now, this all happened very suddenly and so I just sent my direct supervisor an e-mail that said ~ I don't want to have to do this, but it looks like I won't be able to continue with you all. So, basically I suddenly quit. I haven't been in contact with them since. When I was still working with this company (actually about 7 months before I quit), I applied for a job with the state of Kansas. The position is basic; nothing advanced; it's more like customer service and entering data. On the application, they asked for my present employer and asked can they contact them. So, of course, I put "yes". Well, the state has just gotten around to interviewing me and advised me that they would be contacting the people on my application whom I said they could contact. I'm wondering what sort of information this company will give about me? Do you think I can get a good reference from them? One thing I want to note about this company: they had very high turnover and were very surprised that I stayed as long as I did. I let them know early on that I loved working with them. However, whenever I would call my direct supervisor (she was actually a coordinator that helped with any questions), she would be like ~ oh my gosh, I thought you were calling because you wanted to quit. And, I'd be like ~ naw, I'm staying with you guys indefinitely. So, basically, she was always nervous. And this type of conversation happened so many times in the year that I was there. I truly enjoyed working there; and the only reason I had to leave was because of personal issues. But, I didn't let them know what happened; they know I'm the private type, anyway. But, I'm just wondering what sort of things they are likely to say about my time with them. [/QUOTE]

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