[wildjim]

Isn't this part of the reason for references, but more importantly: probation period ?

[daleharvey]

references are useless, companies are very wary to give bad references due to the chance of a lawsuit, and a probation period is a massive cost to the company

[Silhouette]

> a probation period is a massive cost to the company

Perhaps, but it's a lot less than the cost of not having a probationary period and winding up stuck with a poor member of staff indefinitely because you couldn't do the impossible and spot every problem candidate during a momentary interview.

[mgkimsal]

I've heard this for years, but have never been able to find out what references someone gave for me in an employment situation. Is it common?