Thank you so much for your insight. I totally agree about the point of burning bridges, I’m definitely not looking for that.
My biggest concern is that I’ve had a fair amount to read into and understand how my current boss is not a very good people-person, so with me possibly resigning, a worry of mine is that he’s going to be completely against the idea, but as Damien’s said, it’s not in my control on how others react.
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I see you are in South Africa, so this is likely not relevant, but in the US, employers typically limit themselves to confirming an employee's role and time at a company when asked for a reference. This is to limit their liability both from employees and whoever is asking for the reference.
Hi, Gunnar!
Thank you so much for your insight. I totally agree about the point of burning bridges, I’m definitely not looking for that.
My biggest concern is that I’ve had a fair amount to read into and understand how my current boss is not a very good people-person, so with me possibly resigning, a worry of mine is that he’s going to be completely against the idea, but as Damien’s said, it’s not in my control on how others react.
I appreciate your input, thank you!
I see you are in South Africa, so this is likely not relevant, but in the US, employers typically limit themselves to confirming an employee's role and time at a company when asked for a reference. This is to limit their liability both from employees and whoever is asking for the reference.
I wonder what's on the books in South Africa?
Ah okay!
Well here in South Africa, there's no real procedure to follow, unfortunately. Many things like this are pretty up in the air.
But as far as I know, some organisations follow the US method of doing certain things.