Did you get laid off at your last job? How did you perform? I can ask you, will you give me an unbiased answer? I can call you reference, that person you hand-p

Did you get laid off at your last job? How did you perform? I can ask you, will you give me an unbiased answer? I can call you reference, that person you hand-picked to be the least likely person to give you a bad review. Is that guaranteed to be an unbiased answer? No. The only unbiased answer is you, showing me, right here, right now what you can and cannot do.