Bad employee = bad reference
Paul in Cannon Beach
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As a religious, non-profit camp, we expect a certain level of moral behavior from our employees on and off work. Last year, I fired a young man for dangerous and immoral behavior. His actions were serious (he took two young female guests to a party where they were unknowingly drugged).
This week, another camp in an adjoining state called me and asked for a reference on this young man. While I know many companies will only provide name, rank, and serial number, I felt an obligation to share my my experience regarding this young man. I felt unwilling to say nothing and put another camp and more young females in potential danger.
If you are wondering if he signed a reference release, I could find no record of one in his file. I suppose he did not feel like turning it in when he left.
So, my question is this - was I out of line? I feel like I did the right thing but possibly not the SMART thing. Shouldn't employers be able to pass along this type of information? I'm feeling frustrated...
This week, another camp in an adjoining state called me and asked for a reference on this young man. While I know many companies will only provide name, rank, and serial number, I felt an obligation to share my my experience regarding this young man. I felt unwilling to say nothing and put another camp and more young females in potential danger.
If you are wondering if he signed a reference release, I could find no record of one in his file. I suppose he did not feel like turning it in when he left.
So, my question is this - was I out of line? I feel like I did the right thing but possibly not the SMART thing. Shouldn't employers be able to pass along this type of information? I'm feeling frustrated...
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What's more, unless your state requires it, I am not aware of any law that states you must have a signed reference release from the employee before you can give out reference information.
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