rocko_337 said:

That is complete unethical business practice.

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Swyfty Swyf said:

Awesome.

You don't by any chance work in the construction industry do you?

I get the feeling you might be a roofer.

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rocko_337 said:

That is complete unethical business practice. Lets say you yourself were applying for oh i don't know another HR position, and your present employer decides to mention the fact that as their employee you were known to give "bad" references, A practice that is not only illegal, but it makes you seem like an incompetent jackass. You see, you are not only putting your job at risk, but the company as a whole because not only will you get sued, but so will your company for letting there HR worker give bad references. If anyone is going to say anything about a previous employee they one, better have WRITTEN approval from the previous employee and second, you never give a reference or employee history over the phone, you WILL get sued, and you WILL lose.

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zappaisgod said:

Swyfty Swyf said:

Awesome.

You don't by any chance work in the construction industry do you?

I get the feeling you might be a roofer.

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I am a contractor.  Not roofing, general and carpentry.

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General Contractor, huh?  I wondered where your knowitall horrid assholeness came from. 

Cowgold said:

zappaisgod said:

Swyfty Swyf said:

Awesome.

You don't by any chance work in the construction industry do you?

I get the feeling you might be a roofer.

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I am a contractor.  Not roofing, general and carpentry.

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General Contractor, huh?  I wondered where your knowitall horrid assholeness came from. 

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zappaisgod said:

Cowgold said:

zappaisgod said:

Swyfty Swyf said:

Awesome.

You don't by any chance work in the construction industry do you?

I get the feeling you might be a roofer.

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I am a contractor.  Not roofing, general and carpentry.

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General Contractor, huh?  I wondered where your knowitall horrid assholeness came from. 

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It comes from my near perfect knowledge of how to get almost anything done.  Also a disgustingly vast background of reading material and overall innate brilliance.  Have you seen those Dos Equis commercials with the "Most Interesting Man in the World?"  That's a pale imitation of me.  But you knew that.

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"He speaks French.  In Russian."   


I don't know how it is up North, but GC's down here usually hire superintendents that are backwoods old men "jack of all trade" types.  The superintendents usually claim to know your trade better than you, which is why they have you doing it.  Then they move from company to company jobsite to jobsite until they phase themselves and their incompetence out. 

It's nice when your GC is competent.  Jobs just go so much better.

Cowgold said:

It's nice when your GC is competent.  Jobs just go so much better.

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Commercial/Industrial Electrical Contractor here, and I agree.

The no-experience GC's are always trying to shift people around and end up losing productivity.

rocko_337 said:

That is complete unethical business practice. Lets say you yourself were applying for oh i don't know another HR position, and your present employer decides to mention the fact that as their employee you were known to give "bad" references, A practice that is not only illegal, but it makes you seem like an incompetent jackass. You see, you are not only putting your job at risk, but the company as a whole because not only will you get sued, but so will your company for letting there HR worker give bad references. If anyone is going to say anything about a previous employee they one, better have WRITTEN approval from the previous employee and second, you never give a reference or employee history over the phone, you WILL get sued, and you WILL lose.

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WhiskeyClone said:

rocko_337 said:

That is complete unethical business practice. Lets say you yourself were applying for oh i don't know another HR position, and your present employer decides to mention the fact that as their employee you were known to give "bad" references, A practice that is not only illegal, but it makes you seem like an incompetent jackass. You see, you are not only putting your job at risk, but the company as a whole because not only will you get sued, but so will your company for letting there HR worker give bad references. If anyone is going to say anything about a previous employee they one, better have WRITTEN approval from the previous employee and second, you never give a reference or employee history over the phone, you WILL get sued, and you WILL lose.

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Uh, not where I live.  A reference is a reference.  If you suck, your former employer can say so.  That's why we have references.

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Devlish2 said:

Only people who would support this law are shit stain employees.

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rocko_337 said:

That is complete unethical business practice. Lets say you yourself were applying for oh i don't know another HR position, and your present employer decides to mention the fact that as their employee you were known to give "bad" references, A practice that is not only illegal, but it makes you seem like an incompetent jackass. You see, you are not only putting your job at risk, but the company as a whole because not only will you get sued, but so will your company for letting there HR worker give bad references. If anyone is going to say anything about a previous employee they one, better have WRITTEN approval from the previous employee and second, you never give a reference or employee history over the phone, you WILL get sued, and you WILL lose.

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