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  • Is there danger of retaliation from C if your new employer contacts C to verify your employment? If not, why not list them anyway? Is it better to have a gap than to be faced with a question about a less-than-pleasant job experience? See the suggested answer(*s) for ways to cope with this question in interview
    – Brandin
    Commented Aug 19, 2014 at 19:23
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    see also: Should I be sincere - in an interview - about the reason for leaving my previous job?
    – gnat
    Commented Mar 2, 2015 at 10:02
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    Never badmouth your old company. No need to burn more bridges than absolutely necessary and your new employer will not like the thought of you doing the same when you leave them.
    – Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
    Commented Dec 10, 2015 at 12:20
  • Why did you stay in such a bizarre situation for more than a day?
    – Fattie
    Commented Jul 6, 2018 at 2:25
  • @eriksan because people talk. Also future employers note how you talk about previous employers because at one point they will be a previous employer. Why burn more bridges than you absolutely need to?
    – Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
    Commented Jul 12, 2020 at 13:58