At 05:37 PM 2/16/03 +0000, Andrew Crystall wrote:
On 16 Feb 2003 at 11:35, Julia Thompson wrote:> Andrew Crystall wrote: > > > It can be illegal as you like...if you go after your employer you > > can basically kiss any good job goodbye ever again *shrugs*. > > Realities of the situation. > > That depends. I know of someone who got fired for cause and went > During the whole going-after-the-second-company, the first company was > contacted by the second company, and it was only *then* that anyone > from the first company mentioned anything to anyone at the second > company. Ahh see, in this country one of the things you'll nearly allways be asked about is if you've had legal problems with any previous employers. > In the US, if you get a negative recommendation from a former employer > and you figure out that their recommendation helped prevent you from > getting the job you were after, you can go after them. It can really > suck to be employing people under those conditions. Oh, you can't give a negative recommendation. You can just say "ongoing lawsuit", however. That usually suffices...
It has gotten to the point in the US where about all many employers will confirm is that "<so-and-so> worked here from <start-date> to <end-date>." If they say anything else, good or bad, they are afraid they may be sued.
(BTW, I tried to come up with a new subject line for this thread, but couldn't think of a good one to cover the new topic. Anyone else have a thought?)
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