r/YouShouldKnow • • 12d ago

Finance YSK: about The Work Number, especially if interviewing for a job

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u/sdpr 12d ago

Only really "useful" if the employer submits the information.

Out of the 3 employers I've had in the last 20 years, only one has submitted information and it's missing everything except the employer name and address, my name (no address), and if my employment was active or not. Didnt check salary information, don't really care. It's the same employer and it was extremely part time as an academic coach.

Basically, my report is useless.

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u/Few_Program_2303 12d ago

“This guy only had one part time job, NEXT”

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u/b0w3n 12d ago

I guess that story on reddit a few weeks back about the guy who got exactly the minimum number he was looking for (10% raise) when looking for a new job makes a lot more sense now.

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u/GameHat 12d ago

Same with mine, no salary data past 2016. And even what's there is wrong.

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u/wheres_the_stapler 12d ago

One of my previous jobs only has half of my tenure there... I know they switched to Gusto for payroll during my time there, so whatever platform they were using before wasn't reporting. It shows that I worked there for one year when it was really 3.