Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoHave any of you ever called your previous job/landlord to see what kind of reference they would give you?message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareHave any of you ever called your previous job/landlord to see what kind of reference they would give you?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBig P@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoI’m not sure what it’s like in other countries but in the UK most of the time they will not be able to say anything bad about you even if you were awful
minus-squareElise@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoIn Germany a reference must be written in a kind manner by law. So there’s this codified language called Zeugnissprache, or reference language. For example she carried out her tasks with care can mean she’s inefficient.
I’m not sure what it’s like in other countries but in the UK most of the time they will not be able to say anything bad about you even if you were awful
Really? How come?
In Germany a reference must be written in a kind manner by law. So there’s this codified language called Zeugnissprache, or reference language.
For example she carried out her tasks with care can mean she’s inefficient.