Haven't received many.
But I am faced with the need to write references for staff members who leave who.....how shall I put it.....their decision to leave is generally considered to be of mutual benefit to the organisation. So what to write to avoid lying, or opening up the prospect of an employment tribunal?
Some useful phrases I have picked up over time:
1) He was fired with enthusiasm
2) You should waste no time in employing him
and my personal favourite:
3) No praise is too good for him.
Originally posted by Rank outsiderThink I'd steer clear of "He was fired with enthusiasm." which may hinder his pursuit of new gainful employment and, in so doing, leave your Human Resources Department open to wrongful termination litigation. Better to go with this simple cross industry standard response: "Bobby separated from the company to pursue other career interests." Also, no character or work references should ever be given to any sweet talking person face to face or by phone.
Haven't received many.
But I am faced with the need to write references for staff members who leave who.....how shall I put it.....their decision to leave is generally considered to be of mutual benefit to the organisation. So what to write to avoid lying, or opening up the prospect of an employment tribunal?
Some useful phrases I have picked ...[text shortened]... ste no time in employing him
and my personal favourite:
3) No praise is too good for him.
State that your company's policy is to request that all such reference inquiries are to made on corporate letterhead (not email) and that reciprocal format will be used for timely reply. No exceptions. Wise also to ask for the caller to enclose a business card to verify name spelling and title. May sound old school, which it is, but it'll save tons of grieve and time in hearings and/or courtrooms. -gb
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyYou could have more simply said to the small man,"Don't make it so condescending, or you'll get sued." 😉
Think I'd steer clear of "He was [b]fired with enthusiasm." which may hinder his pursuit of new gainful employment and, in so doing, leave your Human Resources Department open to wrongful termination litigation. Better to go with this simple cross industry standard response: "Bobby separated from the company to pursue other career interests." Also, ...[text shortened]... ich it is, but it'll save tons of grieve and time in hearings and/or courtrooms. -gb
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Originally posted by Rank outsiderAwesome. My drunk friend uses me as a reference - I might just steal one or two of these. 🙂
Haven't received many.
But I am faced with the need to write references for staff members who leave who.....how shall I put it.....their decision to leave is generally considered to be of mutual benefit to the organisation. So what to write to avoid lying, or opening up the prospect of an employment tribunal?
Some useful phrases I have picked ...[text shortened]... ste no time in employing him
and my personal favourite:
3) No praise is too good for him.
Originally posted by mikelomOf course I could have but the business topic in focus is a serious one, which I felt deserved a thoughtful reply. The larger question on the table is why,
You could have more simply said to the small man,"Don't make it so condescending, or you'll get sued." 😉
-m.
Sir Mikey, are you inceesantly fixated on superimposing your style on mine? Let's extend each other the courtesy of latitude and self determination.
In the contemporay equivalent of common koine street language in the ancient world... how about, you pick your nose and I'll pick mine. Thank you.
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Like the thread starter, the best compliments I had recieved, I didn't take seriously at the time, or even didn't grasp as compliments. Now I am sorry I had not dwelled on them when they were being said. But it's a part of my nature - I always know wwhat to do in retrospesct; if only were rehearsals in life.
So, once I were young and I was playing soccer on the school yard, and a girl whom I'd known for a some time, said to me some nice words. Unused to hear compliments I only bagatelized her remarks.
Only much later - when I got last in the second part of my life - it struck me how rare people say nice words to each other.
Had I only known that, I would have appresiated that janful of compliments I'd received...