I dont think I know a single person who doesn’t just put their friend/co-workers down as “supervisors or managers” and use them as a reference.
And I know people will say “thats fraud,” but if you dont realise every business/corporation is committing white collar crimes, fraud, cheating the system, using tax loopholes, etc on a daily basis, I have a bridge to sell you.
I’ve never left a job thinking my direct manager would be a usable reference. Either they are the one who laid me off, or they are mad about having to replace me. Either way I’m not giving their number to anyone, so who cares if I make them more mad leaving without notice.
In the hypothetical universe where I leave a job with a healthy environment on good terms, I would give two weeks independent of the recommendation anyway.
I dont think I know a single person who doesn’t just put their friend/co-workers down as “supervisors or managers” and use them as a reference.
And I know people will say “thats fraud,” but if you dont realise every business/corporation is committing white collar crimes, fraud, cheating the system, using tax loopholes, etc on a daily basis, I have a bridge to sell you.
What if your logic is “yes I know THEY commit fraud regularly, but that doesn’t mean I have to.”?
I’ve never left a job thinking my direct manager would be a usable reference. Either they are the one who laid me off, or they are mad about having to replace me. Either way I’m not giving their number to anyone, so who cares if I make them more mad leaving without notice.
In the hypothetical universe where I leave a job with a healthy environment on good terms, I would give two weeks independent of the recommendation anyway.