[HotDamnImAPhiMu]

OK. Again -- wasn't planning on lying on my resume.

I'm not giving permission for any potential employers to check with my current employer -- in my case, it'd be ridiculously unprofessional for someone in my field to do that. And I'm concerned enough about maintaining clearance that I don't have much interest in lying about, well, anything when it comes to getting/maintaining a job.

I just can't imagine how that conversation would go.

"Hi, this is Jan from XYC. We're considering hiring a job applicant, Mary Myrick. Did she work with you? How was her job record? What was she paid?"

maybe I'm just from a family where, still, what you make just isn't discussed.