Let me add to it. I am in the inner circle with my last employer and I know what is happening. I was a little shocked when they went past the simple 'did I work here' BS. I heard it all. They dug into my entire history on file.
Let me point out that no one could stop them either since they had to what amounted to a power of attorney practically (not quite, but close) on it.
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