Would you fire someone if they lied on their resume' about their work experience in the kitchen?!
Answers: I'm referring to Food Network firing chef Robert Irvine because he fabricated some things on his resume. It seems like Food Network now has a thing for not checking people's backgrounds properly. They're just as guilty if you ask me. But back to my question.. a lot of people probably fabricate their resumes, but if you're doing a good job, should you be fired? Are his two restaurants in St. Pete (Florida) still going to open?
I would not fire a person for "polishing" their resume. A resume is NOT a contract, it's the Trailer to a movie, a synopsis for a book, a commercial for a new product, it means nothing, if you have the talent to prove your ability to live up to what you enter in your resume then you have marketed yourself correctly. Companies for only able to "ask" certain information, by law, in a employment application, with this information submitted and signed, it becomes the legal contract and subject to a background check. For those that disagree then the "omission" of that job you held for only 2 weeks at one time or another is grounds for dismissal. Someone has a vendetta against Chef Irvine or we wouldn't have heard a word about this.
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Yes you should fire them. If they lied on their resumes, they are dishonest people willing to lie to get what they want. Is that the type of person you want working for you? What would stop them from lying about other things? Or stealing money from you, or whatever.
Food Network has chosen not to renew his contract, btw.
Yeah, you can't lie on your resume. It wasn't like he told little lies either; he claimed to have cooked for the British Royal Family and several US Presidents and he did neither. That's a pretty big lie. There is still a chance that his contract will be renewed, but he definitely has some egg on his face!
Well, when submitting a resume, the company usually has you fill out an employment form. That form is a contract. On it, it usually says something to the effect of "to my knowledge, everything is true and accurate". And then you sign it (the contract).
So, by lying on a contract, the contract then becomes null and void.
I recently heard that too. I think it's more of a trust issue, not a performance issues. I think they are happy with his performance and success on the show, but I think they are afraid he can't be trusted by both the network and the viewers. Food Network is all about gaining the viewer trust - and now, some may view Irvine has dishonest.
It's too bad b/c he had a good show, but the possibility of getting a new face is exciting too.
WHAT!?! I hadn't heard that. I love him, hes a bit arrogant, but I love him. What exactly did he lie about?
I think he should be reprimanded, which is what I think would happen in a regular restaurant, but I also think people should be judged by their skills
If he is good I wouldnt fire him. Lying is a bad thing but firing is not a good action in that case. In my opinion he should face a fine or maybe, they should take his free days off, etc.
Why would you fire a great chef, chef's job is to cook not to talk.
I'm sure most people over embellish what they have done to make themselves look better. ie, working as a cook at a little restaurant and you say you were the head executive chef in charge of acquisitions of supplies and all duties requiring you to make decisions regarding the kitchen and its customers. But when you start making up degrees and jobs you never had you go to far.When people start making up stuff its a different story.
absolutely!!! it is a matter of trust. could you eat food prepared by someone you do not trust, for example?
I think everyone tends to "fluff" up their resumes... but wasn't it that his contract didn't get "re-newed"? The guy was kind of a nuts anyways, no great lose in the world of average tv!
I don't condone lying but, Food Network should have just given him a reprimand and left it at that.
They are just as guilty for not verifying his resume.
It'll be their loss, given his show was so popular.
They probably planned to drop him for some stupid "trendy" show anyway.
Well why is it that people who lie on the food network..always tell the BIGGEST lies possible that are easily checked...first that jazz guy lies about his military tours and about attending culinary school...and then this guy says he's cooked for the royal family and presidents.....i mean c'mon!!!!!!!!~
If your going to lie on your resume, what else are you going to lie about? Yes, if your going to do that you deserve to get fired, if it took a lie to get the job you obviously didn't deserve it in the first place.
In the normal every day workplace it is not likely to be fired for lying on your resume unless you are not performing to the level you said you were. However in Robert Irvines case this was not saying he could type 280 WPM and really only 60 WPM. He actually recently admitted to lying about being made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order and receiving a castle from the Queen. This is pretty outlandish claims especially if they are not true and the Royal Family does not take that lightly. He claimed he was handpicked by the Queen of England. It does not seem that his restaurants will open because of lack of funding and apparently he owes hundreds of thousands of dollars and is currently being sued by a interior designer for his work for the two restaurants. With such a bad label thrown on him at the moment it does not appear that he will be able to pull in the type of investors he will need. I am saddened because I am a fan of the show. But it seems he was busted :(.
He will be allowed to complete the 4th season of his show. His contract will just not be renewed at the end. And it doesn't appear that his resume is so bad. It is just that the more he is around people of wealth to find investors he keeps coming up with more and more crazy stories. Kind of like your drunk friend who always has a story to top yours. So this can show badly on the network as a whole besides they advertise him as being so close with the Royal family and if he is not so they can be held legally responsible for the claims he makes on the show. I would not want to mess with that family to be honest with you.
Yes. Falsifying information on your resume is wrong and it makes it harder for the people who are actually qualified to get work!
Unfortunately - yes. That's falsifying information.
When you sign on the bottom line, you are stating that to the best of your knowledge the foregoing information is true and correct. Key here... TRUE AND CORRECT
Isn't the question HOW much money is involved???
a fry cook at the burger shack NO....
My son many times stepped in for the cook
He was hired as a server.. but voluntered for many hats...
A crook on TV and 10,000's $ ++++
sorry...!
I am no fool I stopped watching such nonsense along with the pro sports..
If you lie about anything on a resume' or application it should be terms for firing or not hiring.
When we lie it comes back to us sooner or later.
If a person can only get a job by lying, even if they are good I couldn't trust them and I would fire them.
Its been my experience that the cooks and chefs who lie on their resumes are easy to spot. They are not as good as what they say they are. People who do this generally have a bad attitude and never last very long anyway.
FYI: Sometimes it is hard to accurately check someone's "food service" background.
If I found out someone who worked for me lied on his/her resume, I might fire them, depending on the quality of their work. A chef (who is a manager), I definitely would fire. A cook, maybe not.
I would defiantly fire someone who lied on their resume - doesn't matter how good they are at doing the job. It makes them less trustworthy in all aspects.
I usually make a point of checking references, but it can be difficult to check everything - perhaps they did confirm he worked at some of the places he listed, but you can't always check everything. Yes, they could have been more thorough, but when you sign on you are signing a contract that says you have been truthful on your resume.
It is currently the tend to "fluff out" your resumes, but I have never felt the need to do so to mine and I know that the people who have worked for me (23 years of hiring) no one who had anything I couldn't confirm on the resume was hired by me.