This fits cleanly into my recent hiring experiences. I can't remember a new employer ever contacting an old employer to verify employment. I've worked in SF for

This fits cleanly into my recent hiring experiences. I can't remember a new employer ever contacting an old employer to verify employment. I've worked in SF for 20+ years now... and currently work for an SF based financial entity. They did a background check, as is normal in this industry, but that was it. In fact, I've always been prepared to say "no" to contacting previous employers, as it's just annoying. And as someone who has hired hundreds of people, I've never been called to verify someone's previous employment. It may happen out there, but from my own experience, it feels like an edge case.