Syntax error or access violation: 1064 You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for

$data['employees'] = $employees = EmployeesMongodb::select('id', 'first_name', 'middle_name', 'last_name', 'profile_pic', 'documents', 'jobPositions')
    ->where('id', Auth::user()->employee_id)
    ->first();

$data['uploaded_docs'] = $uploaded_docs = DocumentsMongodb::where('employee_id', Auth::user()->employee_id)
    ->where('hiring_pkg_file_id', "!=", "")
    ->whereNotIn('status', [4, 5])
    ->get();
  

Error: SQLSTATE[42000]: Syntax error or access violation: 1064 You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for ▶

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