Job applicant rejected after former boss gave a scathing reference: 'I thought we were on good terms'

Applying for jobs is always a brutal process, and most candidates need all the help they can get. That's why it's especially upsetting that this former employee who was recently let go received a savage reference from their former employer, who had made it seem like they were on good terms. Of course, if they weren't, the Redditor would never have listed their ex-boss as a reference in the first place.

Let's also take this opportunity to remind ourselves how references can be useful and how they can be unnecessary, as the Redditor was all but assured that they were a strong candidate for this new position. In fact, their other references gave glowing feedback, and the recruiter confessed, albeit unjustly, that the main reason why the candidate didn't land the job was because of that one ex-boss and anecdotes they gave. What's even worse is that the ex-boss claimed the employee was incapable of fulfilling tasks that were never a part of their responsibilities when they were working there. Clearly, this dude was on a mission to sabotage the Redditor's prospects, and for that, we hope karma rears its head one day.

For more stories like this, take a look at this post about coworkers who got fired almost immediately. 

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