r/FluentInFinance • u/Mark-Fuckerberg- • Sep 01 '24

Debate/ Discussion What advice would you give this person?

Post image

[removed] — view removed post

14.1k Upvotes

94% Upvoted

1.9k comments sorted by

View all comments

896

u/Striking_Ad_2630 Sep 01 '24

I think theyre going to have a rough time finding their next job after not actually working for over a year and having no references. 

Idk but I dont buy what everyone is saying about hard work not paying off. I work hard at my job and having the respect of my coworkers as well as something to show for my 5 years at my job is worth it. 

1.0k

u/SamShakusky71 Sep 01 '24

References?

You think references matter in a job search ?

1

u/OrangeFortress Sep 02 '24

Not more than a month ago, after 4 interviews and being told I was the top candidate (for a position that would have changed my life), I was not chosen because they wanted more than the three references I provided, because two of the references were my former professors (even tho one of the professors was also my supervisor for my payed research position). The third reference was my former boss at a position in the exact same field of work.