When I was 17 I took a job at a small company and after 11 months I was fired, I didn’t do anything wrong, the boss said I made too many typing errors (although none were ever brought to my attention) and I found out later he had sacked previous secretaries after 11 months, presumably so they didn’t get employment rights. This was over 20 years ago.
I applied for 2 jobs recently and at the end of both applications there was a tick box “have you ever been dismissed from employment?” No box to put the circumstances or explain it was over 20 years ago. As the super honest person I am I ticked them assuming I’d be able to explain later in the interview process, today I received 2 automated rejections.
Criminal records drop off your record after a certain time but one cunty boss when I was 17 and I’m marked for life!