• leisesprecher
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    2 months ago

    No.

    But at least for work references, we are legally not allowed to say negative things about an employee, which is kind of bonkers.

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      It just creates a very specific language of what is mentioned and how emphatically things are expressed and how things are formulated.

      We wish him all the best in his future endeavors: he sucks

      We wish him continued success in his career: he was a good employee.

      We all regret his decision to leave and look forward to maybe work with him in the future: he was an outstanding employee.

    • Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      I’m in the States. My wife was trying to get a new job. Her current job was veeery specific on what they could say. Nothing subjective. Mostly limited to things like attendance and punctuality.