Anonymous Assistant: The Pay Off
Settlement negotiations, the best part of any litigation – The Pay Off from this week’s Anonymous Assistant : Carlton has not given up his fight with Amelia. He has another trick up his sleeve. “Even if she is interviewing with Chance Investments, I don’t have to give her a good reference, do I?” his voice is tinged with triumph. “If it is your firm’s usual practice to give references then you must give her a fair one,” I point out. “Then I could just …
Settlement negotiations, the best part of any litigation – The Pay Off from this week’s Anonymous Assistant :
Carlton has not given up his fight with Amelia. He has another trick up his sleeve.
“Even if she is interviewing with Chance Investments, I don’t have to give her a good reference, do I?” his voice is tinged with triumph.
“If it is your firm’s usual practice to give references then you must give her a fair one,” I point out.
“Then I could just say she worked for us and nothing more?”
“You could. But that might not be deemed fair, if you normally hand out glowing endorsements. Besides, do you really think she will need a good reference from you if she’s already worked with them? They must know what she’s like.”
He snorts. ”She may have sent them the odd e-mail but they most certainly do not know what she is like!”
The “odd e-mail”. Such is a partner’s view of an assistant’s role.
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Previously on Anonymous Assistant:
October 8, 2009
this is funny