General question... not relating to me at the minute....

I've always been told that your previous employer is obligated to give you a good reference when your next potential employer asks for one.

But I'm thinking, what if the candidate was crap at their job? Previous employers should be honest!

Thoughts?!

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There's a problem over getting sued for libel or slander.

Anyway if you regularly receive references it's normally easy to spot.

Whilst you get a standard one from the company you ask for personal ones. In getting those you ask how the person knows you. If you fail to get personal references from old bosses or colleagues begins to hint they weren't any good.

But that's what probation periods are for. If they aren't any good let them go at the end of that.