Re: Copy of Review

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On 4/08/07, Anne wrote:
> Worked at company many yrs and always got good reviews.
ONe
> of the last bosses I had in company would not give me a
copy
> of my review, but had me sign it. I felt she was using this
> as insurance measure because I reported a prior boss for
> harassment - he was yelling out rude things about me
several
> times a day, even after I asked him not too. And one of his
> friends spread very awful rumor about me. The new Boss was
> in several conflicts and one in particular was a co-worker
> who complained to HR that this boss forged her signature on
> her recent review and the boss was blocking her from
leaving
> the dept by saying the person was doing a poor job, while
> the person was actually doing good work. This co-worker
and
> others were very angry at this boss and lashing out at
> anyone in the group that got along with boss. With all
this
> conflict and the boss refusing to give me a copy of my
> review, I found another job. I would like to get a copy of
> my review so I called this prior company HR dept, but they
> do not return my calls. Is it a law that a company has to
> make a person's employee records available to them? I'm
> concerned about my future and have reason to believe this
> boss added some negatives to my originally good review and
> marked me as not rehirable (this company is in many large
> corporations and this could cost me job opportunities). I
> think if I tell the company about the forging and my
> concerns that they will most definitely not give me a copy
> and old boss will give me more grief. How do I find out
> what is in that review with least amount of fallout since
> I'm looking for a job. Any suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated. Thank you.

State laws differ on this subject. What state did you work?