Of course, no boss wants to lose a good employee to another job. However, one boss abused his authority a little too far when he reprimanded an employee for updating her resume on Indeed.
The boss called his employee dishonest and disloyal because he had posted an updated resume online.
The anonymous employee shared the entire encounter on the subreddit r/antiwork.
“When I came into work today, I saw that there had been an interview earlier in the day,” she began. “I don’t think much of it. I don’t know why we’re hiring, as my manager has implied that they can barely afford to pay the existing staff, but whatever.”
However, the woman quickly realized that this was not a simple “whatever” situation.
“Later that evening, my boss, the owner, comes in,” she continues. “He wants to talk to me for a minute, and I say, ‘Sure.’ He says, ‘Did you know I’m hiring?’ I say, ‘Yeah, I heard there’s an interview today.'”
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This is where the employee’s harmless online actions came into play.
“He said, ‘Yeah, and I saw your resume on Indeed and that it was updated a few weeks ago,'” she said.
The fact that her boss found out about it was due to Indeed’s algorithm.
“Apparently my resume was suggested to him by Indeed based on keywords and phrases or something,” she wrote.
She told her boss that she had updated her resume because she hadn’t done so in three years and she had gained a lot of experience and skills during that time. “But I’m not looking or applying,” she clarified.
Her boss didn’t react well. “He takes a really condescending tone and says, ‘I don’t know why you need to update your resume if you’re not applying.’ He obviously doesn’t believe me,” she wrote.
The employee, on the other hand, could see nothing wrong with her behavior. In fact, she believed that she had done the right thing.
“I think this is pretty normal. My brother does the same thing. It’s just something you do when you gain experience, or at least that’s what I thought,” she wrote. “Either way, I have every right to do it.”
Her boss obviously disagreed and compared her approach to “finding his partner on a dating website.”
It is a good habit to update your resume regularly.
Whatever your boss may believe, it’s actually good practice to keep your resume up to date regardless of your employment status.
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According to CNBC Make It, “Unless you’re looking for a new job or a promotion, it’s tempting to ignore your resume. But a strong and up-to-date resume is critical to your success, no matter where you are in your career.”
To back this up, CNBC Make It spoke to Jeff Hyman, CEO of Recruit Rockstars. He “recommends updating your resume at the end of each fiscal quarter or every three months and after each performance review with your manager.”
In reality, this employee was simply developing a good habit. As she suspected, updating your resume regularly is perfectly normal. In fact, it’s even recommended by experts.
The Reddit user said that her boss’s words were somewhat inappropriate and unprofessional.
Mary-Faith Martinez is a writer for YourTango who covers entertainment, news, and human interest topics.
