Job Recommendation
“I wouldn’t give you a good reference”.
Ever heard that one? It’s usually said by your employer. The funny thing is that the bosses who say that rarely get asked for one, regardless of whether they have said that to an employee or not. It’s always said by bosses too. Like that matters in the grand scheme of things. When I finally open my own gym, and it’s successful enough for me to hire on a manager I want to see letters of reference from his EMPLOYEES.
Think about it. What the hell do I care if the person can interact with his boss well? That’s required! I mean holy shit, come on people! It’s crazy to think that people in hiring positions want job references for potential employees from people who oversaw them. Why is that? I know you worked well with your boss, or you would have gotten fired! Plain and simple.
I want to see references from co-workers or better yet people that had to deal with the hiree in question in a less then optimal position, i.e. in a maintenance position. Let’s face it, most people treat their bosses like gold and their co-workers like shit and the maintenance people with even less respect. So show me a letter of reference from a maintenance person or a co-worker that has worked closely with the potential hiree.
Don’t show me a letter of reference from someone in a boss or “top” position who just had their ass kissed by the employee for the past X months of employment.
