Right to be forgotten after over 6 years when it comes to employment

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Hello,

I started a great new job on 1 years contract based in a call centre for local authority.
It seems easy to grasp and more importantly one I can cope with heading toward the change as a woman.

I applied for the job only having to supply x years experience going back into the past. My references only needed to cover so many years which came back as passed and HR not saying anything about a possible thing happening years ago. (I then was with an agency connected to them not directly with in-house hr) I didn’t mention trying for a job previously as I appreciate me and my new employer could have changed over the years.

Going for my picture id with a contractor security company it what been what has let the cat out of the bag and sadly overheard by the training team, a secret could come out that I temp’d for the same authority briefly in the year of 2017. I had a different role then in as I now understand it a different directorate and now I realise was way harder role as entry level so after a week I left very amicable as felt out of my depth. (had a scaty past which I acknowledge doesn’t help but I really want to settle and have past 18 months on my CV with just having held all of two jobs in this time)

I haven’t got the inclination to return to my former self where I was constantly job hunting and seeking the next better perceived job. I feel completely different now.

I’m embarrassed besides what else I need to tell my new manager - how do I handle this. Just worried it comes out I once held a higher position but maybe it’s a bad thing knowing I might not want to progress.

Your post is a little hard to follow but you have started a job with an employer who you worked for briefly in 2017 (for a week?) only at a higher grade and you are worried that they will find out, is that right?

If so, I wouldn't be worried at all. It doesn't matter whether it was a higher grade or not, if that job wasn't for you then it wasn't for you. Things change after 6 years, there may not be anyone there who remembers you anyway. As long as you weren't sacked for gross misconduct or something then I wouldn't give it a second thought.

Were you presenting as a man in the previous role, and now present as a woman? Is this the issue?
Or are you struggling with the menopause and looking for a less challenging role?
It's hard to know what you mean by your change as a woman.

It’s ok, thinking more about it this afternoon I was paid by the agency so really if it came down to it the council weren’t formally my employer just the client of a corporate agency. It just threw me the security company mentioned something that is hardly recent but I suppose if security is their business then that’ll be why.

I don’t know if the agency exist or even hold the contract as not heard their name in ages.

Hi OP, for one thing I doubt there's anyone there who remembers you after six years. And more importantly, the first time you were temping and decided that the job at the level your were working wasn't for you, so you left. Temps do that all the time - trust me, I've temped for years and have lost count of the jobs I baled out of after a few weeks. That's the nature of temping.

Don't give it another thought. If you want to say something to your manager, fine, but they'll probably be no more than mildly interested that you worked there before.

I think it is an easier role what with the menopause on the horizon.

OP, some women sail through the menopause barely noticing. It seems to be the latest fashion to market things at 'hormonal', middle-aged women. The media keep writing articles about the menopause. Whilst raising awareness of the issues women face (and the solutions) is very important, the popular take that we will all turn into overweight, sweaty, forgetful nincompoops is wrong, and misogynistic to boot.
If you want an easier role because you want to focus less on your work and more on your life, then do it - but don't put yourself down.
Good luck in the new job!