former employer. She asked my mom to ask me to put a good word for
him.
I have obviously never met this person. I have probably met my
mother's co-worker at some point, but I do not remember anything about
her. I assume that the guy is decent, and I'd like to help my mom's
friend, but how can I possibly do so? Imagine that I called up my
former boss to give a recommendation. If you were in the room with
me, you might hear something like this:
"Well actually, I don't know anything about how good an accountant he is."
"No, I don't know anything about his character or work habits."
"I've never met him, but his mother is my mom's friend any my mom is a
good judge of character, so I would assume that this guy turned out
okay."
Keep in mind that I was basically a computer techie when I worked
there, and that it has been almost two years since I left.
Mark Twain described a similar situation:
1 comment:
hey richard....i enjoyed reading the twain piece attached to your blog. dad.
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