A friend in HR told me once that HR people very rarely give bad reviews, especially to people they don't know. Badmouthing an employee, without the legal case t

A friend in HR told me once that HR people very rarely give bad reviews, especially to people they don't know. Badmouthing an employee, without the legal case to explain it, is often seen as giving a bad rep to the organization. You should expect something more like a bland, generic 'that guy was alright'.