c/whitepeopletwitter · by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 1yLetter of recommendation 241 points · 14 comments · view on lemmy.world
14 Comments
lgmjon64@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 1y
This is falsch. No true German would be upset to be asked to pass judgement on someone or complete paperwork.
andrew_s@piefed.social · 26 pts · 1y
Germans no doubt have a single compound word for Annoyed-I-Am-Asked-To-Be.
death_to_carrots@feddit.org · 24 pts · 1y
Tja
leisesprecher@feddit.org · 12 pts · 1y
No.
But at least for work references, we are legally not allowed to say negative things about an employee, which is kind of bonkers.
Tja@programming.dev · 29 pts · 1y
It just creates a very specific language of what is mentioned and how emphatically things are expressed and how things are formulated.
We wish him all the best in his future endeavors: he sucks
We wish him continued success in his career: he was a good employee.
We all regret his decision to leave and look forward to maybe work with him in the future: he was an outstanding employee.
itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 1y
Contributes to improving the working atmosphere with their sociability: they get drunk at work
leisesprecher@feddit.org · 4 pts · 1y
...or it could mean anything else. You don't know which secret code book the author used or if there even was a screening process.
In essence, references are meaningless. They don't contain any useful information.
Tja@programming.dev · 6 pts · 1y
No, in Germany there is a very specific code.
leisesprecher@feddit.org · -5 pts · 1y
No, there is not. There literally can't be, because if a "code" would be underhanded criticism, it would be illegal. Simple as that.
So you end up with a bunch of people trying to interpret the codes from both sides, but if they use the same interpretation is impossible to tell.
Tja@programming.dev · 5 pts · 1y
The code is not written anywhere so good luck suing your employer for "wishing you all the best in your future endeavors".
Example one: https://www.betriebsrat.de/news/achtung-arbeitszeugnis-20424?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoPvXq8HjiAMVbJRQBh0XOS9bEAAYAiAAEgKk1PD_BwE
starchylemming@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
there was/is a code and the law also adapted to that lol
Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
I'm in the States. My wife was trying to get a new job. Her current job was veeery specific on what they could say. Nothing subjective. Mostly limited to things like attendance and punctuality.
norimee@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
This is because the whole calling and writing to references everytime you look for a new job is not a thing in Germany.
gjoel@programming.dev · 4 pts · 1y
Danish: I can confirm