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.
Jayne: Yeah, that was some pretty risky sittin' you did there. Wash: That's right, of course, 'cause they wouldn't arrest me if we got boarded, I'm just the pilot. I can always say I was flying the ship by accident.
'Serenity'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
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.
bon bon - Jul 20, 2010 11:18:37 am PDT #13678 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
§ ita § - Jul 20, 2010 11:20:48 am PDT #13679 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You guys are all witness to my requirements gathering and overall project coordination. Wanna be my refs?
Never mind, on reflection.
Miracleman - Jul 20, 2010 11:21:00 am PDT #13680 of 30001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
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'."
Jesse - Jul 20, 2010 11:23:01 am PDT #13681 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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.
HR at that place called former supervisors directly, instead of either the personal references asked for on the application, or the professional references I had provided. So she talked to the boss who had fired me.
Luckily, he didn't say that.
And she was so much better than the HR who came after her!!
Toddson - Jul 20, 2010 11:23:22 am PDT #13682 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Although he is from a small town in France ... Remulac, I believe.
Burrell - Jul 20, 2010 11:25:55 am PDT #13683 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
That Villain's Tavern does look fun, Pix.
I find it a bit amusing that most states are significantly more concerned with the ID aspect of a DL than the driving part.
Zenkitty - Jul 20, 2010 11:28:40 am PDT #13684 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I had to take the driver's test when I moved from Virginia to New Jersey (14 years ago). I passed the actual driving part, but failed the written because I didn't know what blood alcohol percentage was too much. I told them I didn't need to know that, because I didn't drink (at the time, true). They made me take it again anyway.
meara - Jul 20, 2010 11:29:01 am PDT #13685 of 30001
You guys are all witness to my requirements gathering and overall project coordination. Wanna be my refs?
And you saw the project through to completion and have provided remarkable ongoing support for years after!
Jesse - Jul 20, 2010 11:30:01 am PDT #13686 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Dudes, ToneCheck! Like SpellCheck. [link]
Jesse - Jul 20, 2010 11:35:07 am PDT #13687 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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?
And going back to this, I don't think I had to take any tests to renew my driver's license in NY or MA. Oh, except an eye test with my glasses on.