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I’m not sure they’re entirely separate. To phrase things in a way that you shouldn’t, and taking my perspective as a reasonably junior guy: you need one letter of reference from your job. If you have the “eulogy virtues” and are reasonably competent, probably you’ll impress one guy with a combined display of competence and good character. It doesn’t really matter that much if everyone else thought you were a moron. You’ve got the bullet on the resume and one glowing rec. Now I believe this only holds to a point, but I think that point is a bit further than most people would put it.