Reader: I recently answered a recommendation survey for a former employee who was applying for a job. He had been a good employee but let go in a layoff because he was a recent hire. (I have since ...

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I asked my former boss to serve as a reference when I applied for a new position at another company. Apparently, whatever she said was really bad because the interviewers were almost outright nasty to ...