Need thoughts on a white lie for job

[WanderLoveJosh]

I have an interview at chipotle next Monday. And I'm curious if I should let it known that I don't really have a physical address down here in Florida, or if I should lie and say that I'm staying at one of the rv parks. I looked one up, it's about the cheapest monthly one around.

I would hate to not get hired if they ask why I don't have a physical address here, and just tell them I park where I can. It's not like I would put this address on my application anyways because I get all my mail sent to home base in Ohio..

I don't think it would be a big deal, but I wanna know what some of you who have been on the road for awhile think.. Thanks!

 

[BradKW]

I would simply say, if asked, that I was staying with a friend until I found a place...and for now you would prefer to use your parents' address in Ohio to receive any tax documents.

I really don't have problems with white lies...I tell co-workers they're not stupid on a daily basis. Actually that's a lie...I do tell them they are stupid. But now and then I consider lying...

 

[WanderLoveJosh]

Yeah I thought about that too, I wouldn't imagine it would be a problem. Just trying to cover my bases. Thanks friend!

 

[Almost There]

I'd have no problem telling them that I was staying with a friend until I found a job first and then a place to live.

Heck those of us who are full-timing lie, technically anyways, about where we live. My 'residence' is listed as being at a friends place - do I live there...hell no! Most I've ever been there is for a couple of hours visiting. Never slept there, showered there or come to think of it, eaten a meal there but it's 'where I live'.

 

[Optimistic Paranoid]

To my mind, the question becomes: "Is this untruth being told for a dishonorable or immoral purpose?"

If the answer is clearly no, then why worry about it?

 

[MrNoodly]

You should be 100% honest with an employer, because, you know, employers NEVER tell white lies (he said sarcastically).

 

[djkeev]

Caution...... Brutal honestly to a transient people group......

Personally, if I knew that you were just a homeless "wanderer", I'd not hire you.
How long are you going to stay before the urge hits you to move on!?

If I hire you, go through the hassles of teaching you what needs to be done and come to trust you and even befriend you, I want you to stick around for awhile. I'm not going to make that investment in a person with no ties to the area.

I just lost a guy who had been here for 15 years, he just did his job and I didn't need to worry about it getting done or done incorrectly. I knew he wasn't goofing of. There was a trust and we were/are still friends.

Now to find a new guy........ Heavy sigh.......

Dave

 

[Almost There]

Caution...... Brutal honestly to a transient people group......

Personally, if I knew that you were just a homeless "wanderer", I'd not hire you.
How long are you going to stay before the urge hits you to move on!?



Dave

That's why I'll only ever take a seasonal job!

Yes, my boss this summer wanted me back for next season - I did a great job of filling in in more than one emergency situation and was able to figure out work arounds when things got hairy with guests not telling us stuff until after they arrived.

But I never promised him 'forever'!

That, and Florida restaurant employees tend to be seasonal anyways...it's the nature of the business there!

 

[WanderLoveJosh]

Well I plan to spend the winter here, I actually want all the training to be worth it, because I would plan on using this place for future work. The urge to up and leave is like every other day. But it's just not possible now. Being newly single, I have to be a little smarter than I was and budget carefully.

 

[jimindenver]

I guess it depends on the type of work. I would have hired you for the garden service and let you prove yourself for more. I didn't care as long as you showed up on time, clean and sober. Then again I have been there and remember what it was like.

 

[michele0203]

Thanks for asking the question!

 

[WanderLoveJosh]

Thanks for all the replies!

 

[Every Road Leads Home]

I'd say whatever needed saying to get the job if I needed it. Which would be that I recently moved to the area and am staying with a friend until I get my feet on the ground, that's why i'm using the Ohio address for now. I think they are used to a high turnover rate in the restaurant industry and aren't always looking for someone that wants to make a career out of it.

Sorry to hear about the break up.

Good luck getting the job though!

 

[WanderLoveJosh]

Yeah I think I'll just go with that, it makes sense. Thanks!

 

[Wanderer]

Get the job or turned down?

Just checking....