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female
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41-50,
anonymous
writes:About 2 years ago a woman I worked with left the company as she decided she wanted a more flexible job so she could have more time with her 2 children. I kept in touch with her via facebook and she often texts me.She has now decided that she wants to come back to her old job becasue the company where she went to work has closed down.My workplace is recruiting and she has asked for me to put on a good word in for her because the 2 managers that were there before she left are no longer there so the new current 2 bosses don't know her.I passed on her CV but am reluctant to reccomend her because she wasn't exactly productive when she was there before. She spent most of her day ordering things online or being on the phone to her husband. Also she took a few days off saying 1 of her kids was ill and no one could watch them but this used to happen on Fridays usually. Then on the wkends she write on facebook how they all went out for the day somewhere and post pictures on it and it wad obvious no one was ill.She was also caught in town shopping after she called in 1 day saying she was stuck in trafffic.I feel bad beacause out of work she is a lovley person but as a colleague she is lazy.If I lie and reccomend her and they take her on and then see what's she's like then it will look bad on me. If I don't recommend her then I feel I'm jepordising her chances of coming back.I need answers ASAP as my manager said he will have a chat with me about her tomorrow to get my feedback. She is knowledgable but that's it and he will ask about what she is like to work with- a team player etc.... Which she isn't.What do I say?
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reader, Honeygirl  +, writes (13 May 2011):
 Hon, you dont have to lie, just put in her CV and wait for the outcome.
If she has a bad record with a company, these things have a tendancy of coming out somewhere along the line, dont get railroaded into vouching for her when you know in your heart that she will not cut the grade.
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reader, chigirl  +, writes (13 May 2011):
 Just be honest. You kept in touch with her for a reason, right? So I take it you enjoy her company and if you do enjoy her company she must have been a somewhat decent person to work with. Your job is not to judge if you want the company to hire her or not. That's up to them. Your job in this is to just be honest about whether or not this woman is nice to have around and work with, and since you've kept in touch with her through these years I think she is.
Just bring out her positive sides and don't mention the negative ones. It's not your responsibility to make sure she works hard even if you put in a good word for her. You're not the one giving her the job after all, that's up to them, and you don't work for her, so you don't have to recommend her. You just put in a few nice words, thats all you need to do.
Don't over-think this.
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reader, Honeypie  +, writes (13 May 2011):
 I would be honest with my boss if they ask, but I wouldn't volunteer anything.
I would not stick my neck out for her though.
It's not your job to get her hired.
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reader, N91 +, writes (13 May 2011):
 Just say you've put a word in, but don't if you think it could risk your own job.
Like you said, its only going to come back to you and make yourself that bad.
I wouldn't take the risk, I'd just say you've put a word in and tell her they haven't come back to you since and if she chases you up just tell her that she wasn't what they are looking for or the spot has already been filled.
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