Buffy ,'Beneath You'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ok, which LAistas are going to come here with me: Villains' Tavern? Steampunk Victorian bar! The owner said it's what would happen if Jimi Hendrix and Jack the Ripper opened a bar in the 1860s. Awesome.
Better yet, which Buffistas want to come VISIT and go with me?
Does one populate this with previous co-workers?
That's what I've generally done.
Or other people I've known in a professional setting (i.e. clients, co-members of a professional association etc.)
Does one populate this with previous co-workers?
Yes, or as DJ says, other people you've known in a professional setting. I've been one of those references for various friends before.
I swear my last job asked for three personal references, which I think is just weird.
Getting my license in CA was a total PITA. I had to take a written test!
At some point you'll need to take it again just to renew. I thought that was normal. Is California the only state that makes you retake the written?
In NJ, you don't need to take any tests to renew your license, not even eyesight. You just need to have a stack of various forms of ID.
If I had to guess employer references are too generic in order to avoid suit from disgruntled former employees. Personal references probably weed out Coneheads, at least.
You guys are all witness to my requirements gathering and overall project coordination. Wanna be my refs?
Never mind, on reflection.
Personal references probably weed out Coneheads, at least.
"Yes, 'Jack' is quite a decent fellow. When consuming mass quantities, he is most effective. His dentition is in order. We recommend 'Jack' for immediate employment at your consumables production and delivery facility as 'potato superheating technician'."