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