What should I do in this situation?

Question

I have prayed about this situation and I can't decide what to do. I was recently offered a job by a major company. I was called in for an interview based on my resume and the interview went really well. My references have been checked and they were great and I have the qualifications for the job and some. The problem is that the supervisor hasn't viewed my application, just my resume. On my application, I had included that I had been dismissed from a position at this same company two years back because I failed the drug test. The reason I put this information on the application is because the human resources manager suggested I do so and told me that it wouldn't prevent me from being considered, and whether I got hired or not was at the discretion of the main supervisor, and also because I felt like if I didn't it would come back to bite me because they keep a file on all people that are hired. I no longer use drugs and I'm not trying to hide it. I have behind me the fact that I have taken 2 drug tests in the past two years and passed both. I currently have a job and I don't want to resign until I know for sure that this will not be a problem. I don't want to bring it up for fear that he may rescind his offer (and at the same time he may not), but at the same time I don't want it to be a problem down the line. I hate my current job and I really want to leave. I don't know what to do. I feel that his decision should be based on the fact that I can pass the drug test now and not what happened in the past. I'm not going to keep my head in the sand forever and if I didn't want this job so bad, I wouldn't have applied. I was just hanging with he wrong crowd back then and take full responsibility for my actions. Please someone give me a reasonable answer or a different way to look at things as I am extremely torn.

Answer 1

Let me get this straight:

You applied for a job.

You received an offer letter.

But you're worried that the hiring manager at the new job gave you the offer without reading your application?

And you want this bozo to become your new boss???

Answer 2

Wow CT. That's got to be hard on your heart. I'm sorry you are dealing with this.

Is there a secretary for the boss that you could call and speak with? Maybe ask her if the applications have been gone over? Or do you know anyone at the job site that is high enough up that could maybe clue you in a bit as to whether the boss is even going through the applications to begin with? He could be one of those that doesn't, that relies more on credentials than basic information.

Is it possible that you could be called back for another interview, like one where you're maybe in the top five to be hired, where you could mention the application? I don't think it would or should be an issue if you simply said "Was my application gone over sir because there's a part in it I would like to talk about if need be?"

Is this the same boss that fired you or have they changed hands since then? Even if it is, I would think that snce you've been clean since the firing and you've got an excellent resume, you deserve the oppurtunity to prove you are a better thinker than before. It could even be that he did read that part and it's not an issue anymore.

Do you have 'proof' of being clean? Did you go to meetings and have a sponsor that could vouch for you if the boss needs that type of verification?

Obviously, you don't have to answer any of those questions online. They're just food for thought. ;-)

Jobs are very hard to come by today - I have been trying for 2.5 years and still can't find one - so I wouldn't throw in the towel just yet at the one you have now, even though you don't like it.

Good luck and congratulations on being drug free for 2 years. That's awesome.