While that isn't true in my hiring experience as well, it's very true that, in general, people will trip over themselves for a chance to anonymously pass negati

While that isn't true in my hiring experience as well, it's very true that, in general, people will trip over themselves for a chance to anonymously pass negative "honest" judgement on others. Especially if the person passing judgement has a position of prestige or power, i.e. it's a hiring manager in a company that just IPO'd. Another way of saying this is that any potentially negative detail on a resume will be invariably perceived as negative by someone. Not because it's right but because people are people.