• lgmjon64@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    This is falsch. No true German would be upset to be asked to pass judgement on someone or complete paperwork.

    • leisesprecher@feddit.org
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      17 days ago

      No.

      But at least for work references, we are legally not allowed to say negative things about an employee, which is kind of bonkers.

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        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.

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        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.

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    This is because the whole calling and writing to references everytime you look for a new job is not a thing in Germany.