Operation Damocles

Posted in game miniatures by admin on October 30, 2010

Operation Damocles

Why Background Checks Are Necessary

Keep reading and you'll begin to see why...

Hooked by an applicant's impressive resume and winning personality, the Human Resource Officer hired him on the spot. Within a few weeks it became evident that the new employee was not performing as expected. Not only that, he had difficulty getting along with his co-workers.

Where did this HRO go wrong? Had he had done a thorough background check on the new employee, he would have discovered that the latter was not what he presented himself to be. The HRO would have found out that the applicant had blatantly falsified his records in order to get the job. And this wasn't the first time he had done it to land a coveted job. Because of this oversight, it cost his company plenty in terms of man-hours lost and the disruption of its otherwise smooth schedule of operation. Not to mention the compensation wasted on an undeserving employee.

With a mortgage hanging like Damocles' sword over his head, a landlord eagerly accepted a prospective tenant's word without checking the facts. After all, his apartment had been vacant for four months already so anyone willing to rent it was most welcome. Little did he know that the tenant had a history of duping landlords. Many months later, the landlord regretted his hasty action. At his wit's end because he wasn't able to squeeze out any money from his tenant, he threatened to bring him to court. In the dead of night, the tenant left the apartment. Worse, he ripped off whatever he could, leaving the place in shambles. If only the landlord had the foresight to check the prospective tenant's background, he could have avoided this unnecessary loss.

A wealthy 50-year-old widow quickly fell in love with a good-looking man she met through a dating service. His wit, sensitivity and chivalrous ways simply blew her away! She had no clue that the man was on the prowl for yet another victim of his charms. Effortlessly, he wormed his way into her heart, not to mention her vast financial assets. Convinced he was the man of her dreams, it didn't take long for the widow to say "yes" to his marriage proposal. The honeymoon in the Caribbean-paid for by the widow's fat bank account-- was heavenly. What followed next was hell. Had she bothered to have this man's background checked, she would still be wealthy today, instead of heartbroken and worse, flat broke.

This career woman/single mom's longtime nanny had gone home overseas for her husband's funeral. Because she had to leave in a hurry, she had no time to look for a replacement or even recommend one to her employer. Badly needing a nanny for her toddler, the career woman/single mom hired someone who seemed suitable for the job. She never thought she would need to do a background check on this friendly baby-sitter. Until she came home to find her toddler--wet and hungry -pitifully wailing her heart out. Her voice was hoarse from crying for hours. Where was the nanny? She was dead drunk on the couch.

Those are just a few of the horror stories hounding the hapless people who did not think checking a person's background was important.

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Operation : Damocles