Hi guys. I would like your opinion.
Is it a bad idea to state the truth when employer ask why you are unemployed during your leg lengthening of 1.5 years(obviously, because you are recovering and cannot walk)? If it is a bad idea, then should just say something like 'europe travelling'? thanks.
I don't have height issues. Did the surgery because unequal limb length 
So still a bad idea to tell them?
okay. i see your point. never mention anything plastic surgery, but if it is surgery for illness it is okay?
Thank you everyone.
Isnt that a lie too? To say that you expect to recover within 2 months when you know it takes at least one year to walk again.
Quote from: Smallguy on March 30, 2015, 12:01:35 AMNo, it was real. My original plan was to take 2 months off work. I told everyone including my company, friends and relative that I'll be back in 2 months. I even mentioned it on my old diary in the old forum.
But when I was in India, I was peer-pressured (by Crazy 6 and others) and didn't stick to my plan. I should have lengthen 1.5mm for the first 2cm. If I had done this, the gap would be big enough and my bone wouldn't suffered from pre-consolidation. As the result, my bone consolidated prematurely causing one limb to be longer than the other. At 4 months, my left was only 3cm. Luckily, I lengthened 5cm in the 5th month (secretly) and came home in the 6th month.
One week after I came back I went working at my office job using a walker. Regained walking mobility after 4 weeks. So everything I said is true.
My advice for you is if you plan on doing LL, resign from your company. The constant harassment from my company and the threats that my GF was cheating did me more harm than all the LL complication I had. Cheers.
My job requires me to go to client's place so coming to work with walker is just not practical. Thank you for your suggestion. All the best with your career
i too want to tell the truth honestly. But what about their impression towards me, like this surgery is for insecure people and it is just too personal. Actually you are the first one to say just tell them, everyone around me said dont tell. If i never ask around about this, i would have state the truth because i feel like this is kind of similar to doing other plastic surgery like nose job, nothing embarassing to not disclose because everyone have some issues with their appearances
Quote from: Smallguy on March 31, 2015, 01:51:51 AMThe key is to structure your answer so that it looks favourably to you and you don't come off as lying. You also have no obligation to disclose personal surgical detail nor reasons for undergoing the procedure.
Jobs where credibility and trust are important, you don't want to be caught lying. Interviewers are also smart. They've interviewed thousands of people and are trained to detect inconsistencies in your statement. Your boss may also not be as dumb either.
Well, I don't know the exact detail of your operation. But you say you're planning on being away for 1 year. I could say something like this.
"The one year gap in my employment was due to the medical procedure I underwent in Europe. I have here the record of the flight tickets showing the dates I was away from the country, along with the receipt of my hotel stay and my returning flight dates."
If they ask, what's the nature of the medical procedure? You can say that it is personal and private in nature and that it won't affect your competency related to this type of work. Under the law, they can't refuse to hire you based on your medical surgery.. just like your race, gender, age, etc. Plus you have already fully recovered, so it no longer has anything related to the work.
Much of the time they only care what you did during this time (undisclosed job, bad break with previous companies) so as long as you provide the answer, they really don't care about your surgery.
So is this a good enough answer?
Maybe. I think it depends on the interviewer. If someone i interviewed say something like this, I will probably wonder what kind of surgery it is, i'd be curious. But maybe not everyone is as nosy as me.
Although it is illegal to discriminate me against others for medical record, but they can always do that without disclosing the reason for not hiring me, since i refused to tell them. That is my worry. I would not know why I'm not hired, they may give me another reason like I'm not good enough, i am afraid of that risk.
When you mentioned lying, are you referring to the 'europe travelling' in my first post before or something else?
And I appreciate your response and suggestion. I will prepare my answer ahead.
I am in of those categories you mentioned.
I will be honest with them
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