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by blip54321 1686 days ago
Yeah. That was a bad call.

Having been a manager, about 1/10th of employees had... issues. Those employees took up an inordinate amount of management time and especially energy.

I don't know whether she or her manager were the problem; in most cases, it's 50/50. If I know a potential hire had issues before, it raises the risk of a hire a lot. I want to avoid that kind of employee.

If they act unprofessionally after leaving, that goes up to 95/5. Perhaps her boss had issues, but she definitely did as well. Posting a list of management emails? Naming her boss publicly? That goes to a serious red flag.

When I was managing, I would never have hired someone who did this. The risk goes in several directions too. Since then, I've picked up a harassing stalker. Having an employee do this sort of thing went from psychologically draining to potentially devastating to my safety.

Privacy is kind of important.

2 comments

well ... is it this Elizabeth Weber (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethaweber/) because if so ... ex Amazon, so odds are toxic.
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don’t abuse your employees