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People exaggerate the amount of risk for this kind of thing, but the benefit to the company giving the bad reference is also essentially zero.
by itsdrewmiller 5y ago
People exaggerate the amount of risk for this kind of thing, but the benefit to the company giving the bad reference is also essentially zero.
- thakoppno 5y agoI agree with both your points. To be honest if the same signal is sent by merely confirming employment dates but not literally disparaging the former employee, I fail to see how there’s any additional legal protection. The implication is tortious interferus in both cases.
- eru 5y agoThat's why many companies don't give any details at all, whether positive or negative. This way your line of argument doesn't apply; not from a logical point of view and also not from a legal point of view: no signal is sent at all.
- thakoppno 5y agoI agree with you too. For the sake of my argument, I was conjuring the scenario where companies give either positive recommendations or bare minimum ones.