Subj : How far I've come...
To   : MRO
From : Moondog
Date : Sun Feb 05 2023 11:54 am

 Re: How far I've come...
 By: MRO to Moondog on Sat Feb 04 2023 02:39 pm

>   Re: How far I've come...
>   By: Moondog to MRO on Sat Feb 04 2023 03:28 am
>
>  > Ya, If you call a company to check on employment, they'll verify the pers
>  > worked there.  I had one manager that told people to never list his home
>  > number for a reference.  A guy that left with short notice used our manag
>  > as a reference, and our manager replied, "ya, I know that drunk.  Is he
>  > still drinking before work?"  The employee in question did not drink, but
>  > it's not
>  > a first impression you want to leave an HR person.
>
> well he's an idiot. he can be sued for libel.  or someone can just break his
>
> one time i did use a crazy friend at work as a reference and i told him joki
>  wingnut and i regretted using him as a reference.
>
> now i just use my old subcontractors or i just dont fill it out.  it's a stu

I'm curious if an employer would inform a candidate of the name of a person
who gives them a bad reference?  Let's say it's less humorous, like the guy
got fired because he disregarded a safety procedure that could've injured or
killed several people?

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