[BC] Termination

[Milton R Holladay Jr.]

Whatever happened to the ambiguous "We can't recommend him too highly"?
M
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Wood" <richwood at pobox.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 12:56 PM
Subject: RE: [BC] Termination


> ------ At 12:21 PM 4/21/2007, Paul Smith W4KNX wrote: -------
>
> >That "Blue" company's response to give hire and termination dates only is
> >SOP from most companies today.  You can be sued if you say anything
> >derogotory about someone.  You can however answer the question "would you
> >rehire?" with a yes or no answer without elaborating.
>
> Even the rehire comment might get you in trouble, I remember trying
> to follow a reference. The company listed had the limited response
> policy. The person I spoke with tapdanced around it by saying "you'll
> be lucky to get him to work for you."
>
> I've sat through a number of management training sessions run by
> various company law firms. As a manager you have to be extremely
> careful about what you say. Even complimenting an employee, male or
> female, on how well dressed they are can be deadly.
>
> Rich
>
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