Hello friends!
 
 The following is an excerpt from a scrap of paper found in the parking lot.
 I guess the wind blew it out of some dumpster, maybe ours. Is it one of the
 missing pages from a secret in-house Manager's Handbook? Or is it just a
 piece that didn't make the final cut of Scott Adams' book, "The Dilbert
 Principle"? You decide.
 
 
   ... Inevitably there will come a time when you must fire an employee.  If
 it's done with tact and compassion you may part friends with that employee.
 The real test comes when that ex-employee asks for a letter of
 recommendation. There is a list of phrases that can be used:
 
  -For the chronically absent:
 "A man like him is hard to find."
 "It seemed her career was just taking off."
 
  -For the office drunk:
 "I feel his real talent is wasted here."
 "We generally found him loaded with work to do."
 "Every hour with him was a happy hour."
 
  -For an employee with no ambition:
 "He could not care less about the number of hours he had to put in."
 "You would indeed be fortunate to get this person to work for you."
 
  -For an employee so unproductive that the job is better left unfilled:
 "I can assure you that no person would be better for the job."
 
  -For an employee not worth further consideration for the job:
 "I would urge you to waste no time in making this candidate an offer."
 "All in all, I cannot say enough good things about this candidate or
 recommend him too highly."
 
  -For a stupid employee:
 "There is nothing you can teach a man like him."
 "I most enthusiastically recommend this candidate with no
 qualifications  whatsoever."
 
  -For a dishonest employee:
 "Her true ability was deceiving."
 "He's an unbelievable worker."
 
 
 From: Dave

Wil Stark, wstark04 (at) pobox _dot_com

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