Not entirely sure why my honest criticism is suddenly suspect. I myself have dealt with recommending my siblings without disclosure and got reprimanded pretty s

Not entirely sure why my honest criticism is suddenly suspect. I myself have dealt with recommending my siblings without disclosure and got reprimanded pretty severely for it. I don't actually have any relation or knowledge of either the OP or his brother. As for your accusation actually the only information I found was from looking at his resume. If that makes things suspect so be it. I just know from personal experience that HR people here are far more critical of some of these issues than other locales. I agree in concept listing the reasons for leaving a startup however any HR person can tell you that it doesn't look good to put any concrete negatives on a resume. Doing so frequently indicates to hiring managers that there will be a likelihood of doing the same thing to them.