Gratumalations!

Post #60,743 by Yendor 11/2/02 1:32:12 PM Reply	Gratumalations! 2 sets of good news for the crew in a week! Things are starting to look up. That's kinda fucked RE: new SAS policy. WTF for? -YendorMike What if the hokey pokey really is what it's all about? - Jimmy Buffett, June 20, 2002, Tinley Park
Post #60,754 by broomberg 11/2/02 2:52:58 PM Reply	Reference policy Everybody is scared of being sued. ANYTHING you say as part of a reference is subject to the most nitpicking imaginable: "He was a valuable employee, who made many contributions and was a great resource. Everyone loved working with him, and he continuously pushed for better quality and production output" So, what you are saying is he cost too much, stepped on toes, and spread himself too thin. He also smoozed when he should have been working, and was a royal pain in the ass to everyone he wasn't shmoozing with. No wonder you fired him.
Post #60,795 by Ashton 11/2/02 6:58:42 PM Reply	Ah, I see: the death of any remote relationship to 'truth'
Post #60,815 by cwbrenn 11/2/02 10:26:02 PM Reply	It may not actually be their fault, though If I remember correctly, there was a lawsuit a while back that may be related to this... a guy was leaving a company and asked his manager if he could use him as a reference, the manager said "ok" -- then proceeded to trash talk the guy to anyone who called. The guy sued the manager, which I can understand, but he also sued the company... and if I remember correctly, he won. Which seems a bit unfair, but I reckon if I was being smeared by my former manager I wouldn't be thinking too clearly either. At any rate, if a company can be SUED for something that one of their employees says of their own volition... then it makes for them to start forbidding the practice of giving professional references. "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young

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