RE: Working for a liar

[Katav <katav -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

Two things are SOP* when I get ready to relocate: 

1. get a recommendation from The Boss - even if I have
to write it for the boss' signature

2. get recommendations from co-workers; as a employer
I rely as heavily on these as I do from managers (who
may/may not know how to manage) ... besides, these
give me a clue as to how well the candidate got along
with the troops.

(Flip side: as a manager movin' on, I sometimes ask my
troops for recommendations -- smart interviewers may
ask them how well I manage.)

The bottom line for all "requests for recommendation"
is that you know (have reason to believe) what the
person will say about you -- if less than flattering,
you may be able to steer interviewers away from that
person.

 

--- Paul Hanson <PHanson -at- Quintrex -dot- com> wrote:
> It just occurred to me that even if you have left a
> company, which is
> what the majority of advice seems to be here, a liar
> can effectively
> present your contributions to the company as
> meaningless. 

           <snip>

> the candidate had
> asked the VP (the liar) why there had been such a
> turn-over in the
> Documentation department. He told her that the three
> of us were "not up
> to snuff" and that "if we hadn't resigned, we were
> going to be asked to
> leave." 
> 
> Paul Hanson


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Katav ( katav -at- yahoo -dot- com )
''Despise not any person and do not deem anything unworthy 
of consideration, for there is no person without his hour, 
and no thing without its place'' {Ben Azzai [Avot 4:2]}

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