Comments on: Forum: Whistleblower’s dilemma

By: Nick Corcodilos

Nick Corcodilos — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:08:48 +0000

@Birgit: Thanks! You’re right! And the posts are gone now.

By: Birgit

Birgit — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 09:51:08 +0000

^^ the above is spam, I speak German.

Thank you for posting this, you make one of my decisions easier.

By: bloonsterific

bloonsterific — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:52:38 +0000

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By: Glenn

Glenn — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:33:57 +0000

Here’s why I’ve always been so against that whole reference checking part of interviews. (I will admit, I’ve soften up over the years; still I retain my basic thought.)

I’ve had so many episodes where everyone tells me a person is an absolute gem, and we just don’t click. I’ve had others where everyone tells me the person is an absolute loser, and I deal with the person and they tell me, “Thank you for believing in me when nobody else did.”

So I really value the unique bond that can happen between 2 people despite what else happened between each of them with others. It’s as if I value their intelligence and mine. If we believe we’re compatible with each other for just the duration of the job, it doesn’t matter what any other person (employer) says. If either one of us believes we’re not made for each other, no one else will convince us otherwise. (Though I have sometimes seen someone I wrote off 20 years earlier I now like, and I may become their strongest champion.)

That’s how I’d handle the whistleblower thing, blow by blow.

By: Guido Strack

Guido Strack — Fri, 22 May 2009 07:20:30 +0000

How about asking a friend to call the former employer to know the answer in advance? Perhaps your lawyer might be interested in that.