RE: Is this Needed? Dragging OT

I have not followed this discussion too closely but looked in when I saw the word contractor.
WRT references. I understand these days it is very unusual to get any sort of written reference for any sort of job.

If an employer writes too good a reference there is a potential he could be sued for over-egging the pudding to get rid of a bad employee If an employer writes anything that could be construed as bad he can be sued.
Therefore any written reference is limited to 'Person a worked here from a to b date'

John

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of stephen booth Sent: 31 October 2005 22:31
To: juancarlosreyesp_at_gmail.com
Cc: GJohnson_at_gam.com; oracle-l_at_freelists.org Subject: Re: Is this Needed? Dragging OT

On 28/10/05, Juan Carlos Reyes Pacheco <juancarlosreyesp_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi George,
>
> Why not to create a mundial Oracle Administration organization, to
control
> and register bad advisors and bad practices.
>

...
> The pr oblem will be who administer and pay it.
> Maybe this could be too a membership site, where dbas could publish
> his curriculums too.
>

There'd also be a legal issue: Libel.

If you hire a contactor who you think did a bad job and posted that to a public forum (even one that requires a login and has restricted membership) and they find out then they could probably sue you. Most libel cases don't worry too much about the truth of the statements, they're more about the intent. You can make statements that are 100% truthful and backed up by evidence, and still lose if they can convince a judge that you did so maliciously.

Even if you don't lose, do you want to go through the hassle of a libel case? Does your employer?

Stephen

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